6th Sunday of Easter John 15:9-17 I read this story of a soldier in the first World War, who asked his commanding officer if he could go out into the “No Man’s Land” between the trenches to bring in one…

5th Sunday of Easter John 15:1-8 John 15:2. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. In today’s Gospel, Jesus uses the…

4th Sunday of Easter John 10:11-18 The good shepherd discourse, or at least the idea of Jesus as the good shepherd, is one of John’s especially memorable moments that tend to be remembered out of context. As our passage for…

3rd Sunday of Easter Luke 24:35-48 Today’s Gospel records another of the appearances of the Risen Lord on that first Easter Sunday. Again, we have disciples struggling to come to terms with the events of recent days. They have seen…

Divine Mercy Sunday Jn 20:19-31 We call St. Thomas the Apostle “doubting Thomas”; we may be off the mark in doing so. Jesus did not ask the other apostles to believe in his resurrection without showing them the wounds in…

Easter Sunday John 20:1-9 HE IS RISEN! This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad. Jesus is risen, never to die again. After the anguish of the last few days, it is the…

Palm Sunday Mk 11:1-10 Am I ready to surrender my life to Him during this Holy Week and welcome Him into all areas of my life as my Lord and Savior, singing “Hosanna”? Today, we receive palm branches at the…

The 4th Sunday of Lent Jn 9:1-41 Turning to God’s Word An often-overlooked detail about the Fourth Gospel is that the Evangelist John doesn’t begin Jesus’ signs with a demonstration of Jesus’ power over sin. But rather... Many of the…

The 3rd Sunday of Lent Jn 4:5-42 In the story of the woman at the well, Jesus symbolized the Spirit as a free-flowing artesian spring. The Church carries that rich symbol into waters of baptism. Images of water in the…

The 2nd Sunday of Lent Mk 9:2-10 Father George Rutler “The Church walks with Christ for forty days in Lent, with the light of Heaven in memory and the shadow of the Cross in prospect.” Churches dedicated to Our Saviour…

The 1st Sunday of Lent Mark 1:12-15 Saint John Chrysostom “The Spirit drags Jesus into the desert, since he wanted to draw the devil there; and Jesus gave occasion to him not only on account of his hunger but also…