Finding Your Spiritual Direction

Acts of the Apostles 2:14, 22-33 1 Peter 1:17-21 Luke 24:13-35 Our readings for this Third Sunday of Easter continue to focus on the...

Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 As I mentioned last weekend, we are being treated to a glimpse of what...

Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43, Colossians 3:1-4, 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8, John 20:1-9 [Please Note: There are various sets of...

Matthew 21:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Matthew 26:14—27:66 There is so much to “digest” in the readings for today -...

Ezekiel 37:12-14 Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 Death and evil are all around us. Natural disasters throughout the world take hundreds,...

1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 The doctor tells me I have slow-growing cataracts in both eyes. Nothing we...

Exodus 17:3-7 Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 John 4:5-42 Most of us never face real thirst. And if that should happen, we can find clean water to...

Genesis 12:1-4a 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Matthew 17:1-9 Every year on the Second Sunday of Lent we hear one of the transfiguration stories...

Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 I had an enriching and enlivening experience recently, as I read today’s Gospel...

Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 As is often the case, today’s readings remind us that divine wisdom is...

Sirach 15:15-20 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 Matthew 5:17-37 (with optional short version) Today’s readings have a lot to say about...

Isaiah 58:7-10 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Matthew 5:13-16 As is often the case, there is a clear and significant connection between today’s...

Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Matthew 5:1-12a “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can...

Isaiah 8:23-9:3 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17 Matthew 4:12-23 What picture comes to your mind when you think of fishing? In my mind,...

Isaiah 49:3, 5-6 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 John 1:29-34 "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. “ These words are...

Isaiah 60: 1-6, Ephesians 3: 2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12 Maybe it's because it was my turn to write the scripture reflection for the...

[Note: The Scriptures you hear proclaimed today will vary, depending upon which liturgy you attend. Here I list the readings for the...

Isaiah 7:10-14 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-24 If you follow these scripture reflections, you might know that I am a big fan of Christian...

Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 Not long ago I was asked to do a webinar on the spirituality of “Shaping the Future of...

Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-9 Matthew 3:1-12 Today’s readings are chock full of important messages from the Lord for all of us. They...