April 20, 2026
Acts 6:8-15 portrays Stephen as a man full of grace, power, and the Holy Spirit, whose face shines like an angel’s as he faces persecution, directly echoing the transformative, sacrificial nature of the Eucharist. Stephen, nourished by faith, becomes a living sacrifice — a “Eucharistic” person who mirrors Christ’s suffering and glory. Just as bread and wine […]
April 19, 2026
Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! We encounter two disciples in today’s reading who had followed Jesus, trusted his message, and had hoped he was the one who would change their lives and their world. We see them withdrawing, going back to their former lives, […]
April 18, 2026
How many of us have found ourselves in moments of fear—standing in unfamiliar territory, overwhelmed by stress, or surrounded by strangers? In those times, the sudden recognition of a road that leads home, a trusted friend’s face in a crowded room, or a voice that offers comfort – becomes a precious gift. That moment of […]
April 17, 2026
[They] filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat. This passage deals with the most important miracle in Jesus’ life. It is not only mentioned in all four gospels, but gets double billing in Mark and Matthew. No other miracle gets as much attention. […]
April 16, 2026
Today’s Gospel continues the dialogue between Jesus and Nicodemus. Through this conversation, Jesus reveals to him—and to all of us—the purpose of his coming into the world: to save humanity. In response to this mission of Christ, each person must make a choice: to believe or not to believe. Those who believe receive life; those […]
April 15, 2026
There have been times in the last five years when I have opened up the readings of a day for which I was supposed to write a reflection, and I sat back and thought, “This is going to take a lot of prayer and an overabundance of grace for me to write anything.” Today is […]
April 14, 2026
Jesus tells Nicodemus, “You must be born from above.” He compares this new birth to the wind: we can feel it, yet we do not know where it comes from or where it goes. In Greek, the word he uses is pneuma, a single word that can mean wind, breath, or spirit. Wind moves invisibly yet […]
April 13, 2026
BOLDNESS! Can you see that the character of the first-century Church was marked repeatedly with unparalleled boldness? Yet when the lanterns appeared in the garden of Gethsemane as the soldiers came to arrest Jesus, his disciples fled in panic. At Calvary, when Christ was being executed, yes, Mary and John were there, but where were […]
April 12, 2026
2nd Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) The Sundays after Easter draw us deeper into the mystery of Christ. On this second Sunday, we read of two encounters with the risen Lord. Thomas is the most “famous” part of the story, but there’s so much more. The fear-filled disciples, gathered in hiding, experienced Jesus […]
April 11, 2026
Saturday in the Octave of Easter On a hot, dusty day in 1922, in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, a 12-year-old boy, just a water carrier, was going about his simple task when something caught his eye – a stone step, barely visible beneath the sand. He uncovered the first clue to the tomb […]