5th Sunday of Lent, 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 3/28/22

My Dear People,

Early in the morning on the next day, Jesus went into the temple area, where he attracted a crowd. While he was teaching, the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery.  Although the Torah prescribed an investigative test for suspected ... Read More »

4th Sunday of Lent, 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 3/22/22

My Dear People,  

Like the two previous parables, the familiar story of the “prodigal son” highlights the joy in heaven that results from even one sinner who repents. It thus justifies Jesus’ outreach and table fellowship with tax collectors (15:1-2). However, through the accompanying account of the older son, ... Read More »

3rd Sunday of Lent, 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 3/14/22

My Dear People, 

In the Gospel of Luke today Jesus’ actions manifest God’s mercy: he receives sinners in order to convert them. The scribes and Pharisees, who despised sinners, just cannot understand why Jesus acts like this; they grumble about him; and Jesus uses the opportunity to tell these ... Read More »

2nd Sunday of Lent, 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 3/14/22

My Dear People, 

By Transfiguration Jesus strengthens his disciples’ faith, revealing a trace of glory his body will have after the resurrection. He wants them to realize that his passion will not be the end but rather the route he will take to reach his glorification. “For a person ... Read More »

1st Sunday of Lent, 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 3/14/22

My Dear People, 

As we begin this season of Lent, a very important season of the year, and a time when we should concentrate on trying to improve our spiritual lives, we realize the need to do some kind of spiritual exercise.  The church chose, on the first Sunday ... Read More »

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 3/14/22

My Dear People, 

In the Gospel, Jesus shows himself to be a wise teacher, instructing his disciples with short aphorisms employing memorable examples and word-pictures. Now Jesus is the ultimate Son and Heir of David, surpassing Solomon in his ability to teach and communicate wisdom. 

There are three topics ... Read More »

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 3/14/22

My Dear People, 

The First Reading for this Sunday teaches us an important lesson about how to handle one of the most difficult kinds of “enemies” we may face. But what if one’s enemy is an authority figure; especially within the kingdom of God itself? That was the dilemma ... Read More »

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 3/14/22

My Dear People, 

Today we have the famous speech of the “Sermon on the Plain.” This is a little different from Matthew’s “Sermon on the Mount.” Matthew was writing for Jewish Christians, who understood the mountain to be a special place where God reveals to us. Whereas, Luke’s “sermon ... Read More »

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 3/14/22

My Dear People, 

In this week’s Gospel, Peter is reluctant to obey Jesus’s command. Who is this rabbi from Nazareth who thinks he knows about fishing? First of all, the prime time for fishing was at night, and Simon and his co-workers had already labored all night, and there ... Read More »