Reflection for Saturday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time – July 9, 2022
In the year King Uzziah died, the people of ancient Israel were in a time of profound transition and unclarity – between something old and something new. It is not surprising that God chose that precise time to speak to Isaiah about a new vision for the future.
Reflections for Saturday of the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 2, 2022
All of the readings today are about expressions of God’s overflowing abundance. The challenge for us is that we too often approach life from the perspective of scarcity.
Reflections for Saturday in the Octave of Easter: April 23, 2022
Even within the locked rooms of our hurting or broken hearts Jesus appears, like he did for his first disciples, to remind us that there is a Word of hope to proclaim – especially now.
Reflections for Holy Saturday and The Easter Vigil: April 16, 2022
This is the night we recall with clarity and power the promise given so long ago: Justice for the poor and the powerless; swords beaten into plowshares; love stronger than death.
Reflections for Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent: April 9, 2022
It is the wisdom of God that a plot to destroy Jesus is the means by which Jesus is able to show all of us – for all time – how to love in the face of hatred, and how God’s power is always greater.
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