Reflections
The Third Sunday of Easter [A]
Fr. Thomas HoisingtonActs 2:14,22-33 + 1 Peter 1:17-21 + Luke 24:13-35 “Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how He was made known to them… Read More
Divine Mercy Sunday [A]
Fr. Thomas HoisingtonActs 2:42-47 + 1 Peter 1:3-9 + John 20:19-31 Blessed be [He] who in His great mercy gave us a new birth …. On this Sunday’s solemnity of… Read More
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord [A]
Fr. Drew Hoffman Being a college chaplain and being a parent end up being pretty similar things. Just like children, my college kids also ask me for money all the… Read More
The Fifth Sunday of Lent [A]
Fr. Michael BrungardtEzekiel 37:12-14 + Romans 8:8-11 + John 11:1-45 “I can’t wait until things go back to normal.” That instinct lives deep within us. Whenever life becomes uncomfortable or… Read More
The Fourth Sunday of Lent [A]
Fr. Thomas HoisingtonI Samuel 16:1, 6-7,10-13 + Ephesians 5:8-14 + John 9:1-41 “… the Lord looks into the heart.” A tiny baby is completely dependent upon its parents for giving… Read More
The First Sunday of Lent [A]
Fr. Drew HoffmanGenesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 + Romans 5:12,17-19 + Matthew 4:1-11 It is so easy to look with contempt and bemusement at many of the characters we encounter in the… Read More
The 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time [A]
Fr. Michael Brungardt Sirach 15:15-20 + 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 + Matthew 5:17-37 One of my greatest fears—one that returns to me often, sometimes daily—is not failure, suffering, or even persecution.… Read More
The 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time [A]
Fr. Matthew SiegmanIsaiah 58:7-10 + 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 + Matthew 5:13-16 Christ tells us in today’s Gospel that, “your light must shine before others, that they may see your good… Read More
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
Fr. Drew HoffmanAs I was discerning my vocation during my college years, I was particularly struck by a famous quote from St. John Henry Newman, which was used in a… Read More
The Third Sunday of Advent [A]
Fr. Drew HoffmanIsaiah 35:1-6, 10 + James 5:7-10 + Matthew 11:2-11 Someone once told me, “What’s the point of running long distances if you don’t tell anyone about it?” While… Read More
The Second Sunday of Advent [A]
Fr. Michael BrungardtIsaiah 11:1-10 + Romans 15:4-9 + Matthew 3:1-12 Think about the person you miss most in your entire life. Picture them. And then think of the time you… Read More
The First Sunday of Advent [A]
Fr. Matthew Siegman For the Church, the First Sunday of Advent is the beginning of a new liturgical year. The yearly cycle of celebrations and fasts begins again. I am… Read More