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Category: Scripture Reflection

Thirsting for Love

A reflection on the readings for March 12, 2023, the Third Sunday of Lent. “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty…”  Jesus was not afraid to break through cultural boundaries in order to bring the...

Thirsting for Love

The grace to depend on God

A reflection on the readings for the First Sunday of Lent, February 26, 2023. At this year’s meeting of diocesan vocation directors from around the US, I attended a conference on teaching young men to discern whether they have a...

The grace to depend on God

Lent: A Becoming

Ash Wednesday 2023 readings. Think about this for a minute. An entire people around the globe sets aside 40 days each year to live differently than they do the other 325 days. If we look at this merely as a...

Lent: A Becoming

Holiness is Relational

A reflection on the Scripture Readings for February 19, 2023 — the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Click here for the audio version. How many of you think that you are perfect? How many of you think you are holy? This...

Holiness is Relational

The Challenge to Unite

A reflection on the Sunday Readings for January 22, 2023 — the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time As the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs dawns upon us this weekend, we are blessed to witness some genuinely epic rivalries between...

The Challenge to Unite