Pascha IV 2021 – Cycle B – Acts: 4:8-112; Psalm 118; I John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18 Since 1963, The Fourth Sunday of Easter has been designated as the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. My question is what are we … Continue reading →

Pascha III 2021 – Cycle B – Acts of the Apostles 3:3-15, 17-19; Psalm 4; I John 2:1-5a; John 24:35-48 Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in Pilate’s presence…You asked for a murderer…The author of life you put to … Continue reading →

Pascha II 2021 – Cycle B; Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 118; I John5:1-6; John 20:19-31 “The community of believers was of one heart and mind…” Was that ever true? Is it true now? People have been leaving the community of the … Continue reading →

Triduum Sacrum: Pascha I 2021 – Cycle B; Acts 10: 34a, 37-43; Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20: 1-9 John’s Gospel fundamentally begins with a question. Jesus asks us, “What are you looking for?” So, what are you and I … Continue reading →

Triduum Sacrum: Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12; Psalm 31; Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1 – 19:42 Contrasts, paradoxes, contradictions, juxtapositions. Do they not offer us insights, make us scratch our heads, appreciate situations from a … Continue reading →

Triduum Sacrum: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Exodus 12:1-8; 11-14; Psalm 116; I Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15 Like any set of instructions or a cooking recipe, the detailed prescriptions for the ritual observance of Passover in Egypt may seem … Continue reading →