All posts tagged Passion
The Prayer of Jesus
Click here for today’s Scripture readings. ACTS 20:28-38 JN 17:11B-19 We live in a world in which there is evil. One needs only to listen to a radio or TV …
Easter People
The mission to Philippi begins on a high note. Lydia’s openness to the message and her generous hospitality must have warmed the hearts of Paul and his companions. Yet, just …
Betrayal
As often as we read the Passion or recall the events of Holy Week, one of the saddest episodes in the gospels is Peter’s denial of Jesus. We wonder how …
Keep Our Eyes on Jesus
As we begin the week of the Passion there seems a jolt in our readings. The Passion of Luke is proclaimed today but we will step back to follow the …
People Who Go Back And Forth
Our gospel today (John 7, 1-2,10,25-30) recalls Jesus’ visit to Jerusalem for the feast of Tabernacles, a popular autumn feast drawing crowds of visitors to the city. News of his …
God Raises Up
Why was Jesus rejected by his own people? It’s a mystery his early followers found hard to understand, and we do too. How could anyone reject the Son of God? …
We are not abandoned!
Yesterday we celebrated the astonishing feast of the Nativity of the Lord. The birth of the Son of God, Emmanuel, the Promised One, the Messiah! Alleluia!!! What a marvelous event! What a joy! What …






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