Advent Reflections – Week 4

Now, I want you to close your eyes and say, “It is the fourth Sunday of Advent” fifteen times.  It is also Christmas Eve, but we have four Sundays of Advent and that is what this post is about.  I would like to apologize for the absence of last weeks post. Today’s post is shortContinue reading “Advent Reflections – Week 4”

Advent Reflections – Week 2

This is something I mentioned in the last post I made.  We’ve noticed that lots of people read our blog and listen to our podcast, but very few people subscribe to our blog by email or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.  We would very much appreciate it if you were to do so.  SinceContinue reading “Advent Reflections – Week 2”

Readings for the Vigil of the Holy Night of Easter

This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 Reading 1 Gn 1:1—2:2 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters. Then God said,Continue reading “Readings for the Vigil of the Holy Night of Easter”

Good Friday Readings

Pope Francis said something during his very first general audience that inspired me to reflect on the suffering Jesus endured during his Passion for the sake of our redemption. He said, “Living Holy Week means increasingly entering into God’s logic, the logic of the Cross, which is not first of all that of pain andContinue reading “Good Friday Readings”

Holy Thursday Readings

Let us reflect this Holy Thursday on Sacred Scripture and the Evening of the Lord’s Supper. Reading 1    EX 12:1-8, 11-14 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month shall stand at the head of your calendar; you shall reckon it the first month of the year. TellContinue reading “Holy Thursday Readings”