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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Year A Matthew 21:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-23 (2a) Philippians 2:6-11 Matthew 26:14-27:66 March 29, 2026 We begin Holy Week as Jesus began his final week, with his royal welcome into Jerusalem. He is greeted by…
Read MoreAs I was searching in prayer for an idea to write about this week, I asked myself if there is something God is calling to write about one or more of the Ten Commandments. I write about the Fifth Commandment, “You shall not kill,” frequently in terms…
Read More5th Sunday of Lent, Year AEzekiel 37:12-14Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8Romans 8:8-11John 11:1-45March 22, 2026 The way we see death changes the way we see life. Through the prophet Ezekiel our Lord promised a day when He will open our…
Read MoreIf one looks at the news, one sees things in the world are not good. The most obvious being the war between Israel, Iran, and the U.S. It directly involves these three nations. It also involves neighboring nations in the Middle East. With the Strait of Hormuz being in Iranian…
Read More4th Sunday of Lent 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (1) Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 March 15, 2026 What would it be like to be born blind? Today a man who was born blind encounters Jesus. Being born blind effected not just his physical eyesight. It would have shaped his…
Read MoreIn today’s gospel a scribe asks Jesus a question. Unlike other times when Jesus is asked a question, this is not a question to trap him. It is a good question. “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Where do we begin? It is not easy…
Read More3rd Sunday of Lent, Year AExodus 17:3-7Psalm 85:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 (8)Romans 5:1-2, 5-8John 4:5-42March 8, 2026 A “woman of Samaria” went to the well to draw water. She finds Jesus there. He asks her, “Give me a drink.” She is…
Read MoreThe Stations of the Cross is a favorite devotion for me. It used to be offered in many parishes in many parishes on Friday nights in Lent. We just resumed this practice two years ago. One can also pray the Stations of the Cross on our own. There are many…
Read More2nd Sunday of Lent, Year A Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 (22) 2 Timthy 1:8b-10 Matthew 17:1-9 February 22, 2026 Abram, who will become known as Abraham, is a model of faith to us. God speaks to Abraham for the first time in the Bible, “Go forth from the…
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