This Sunday, we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost. Jesus offers us peace and the gift of the Holy Spirit: “Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ And Continue reading →

  In the Gospel passage for the sixth Sunday of Easter, Jesus rejoices in the beauty of his relationship with the Father and all of God’s creation: “And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they Continue reading →

In the Gospel passage for the fifth Sunday of Easter, Jesus gives us words live by: “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.” John 13:34 Upcoming Continue reading →

In the Gospel passages from the book of John for the next three Sundays of Easter, we hear about the relationship between the Father and the Son and how that relationality pours out onto all of us and creation. Jesus said: “My Continue reading →

We mourn the loss of Pope Francis, and we remember the legacy he has left us with. At his final address on Easter Sunday, he proclaimed: “The light of Easter impels us to break down the barriers that create division Continue reading →

In the Gospel reading from Luke for the Easter vigil, the angels at the tomb ask of the women arriving to treat Jesus’ dead body with spices, “Why do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here but Continue reading →

In the passage for Holy Thursday for the Gospel of John, Jesus washes the feet of his disciples. Former FST professor, Michael Guinan, OFM, states that this is both “an example of humble service, symbolically characterizing Jesus’ impending suffering and Continue reading →

In the second reading (Philippians 2: 6-11) for Passion Sunday, we hear about the humility of Christ, “though he was in the form of God, he did not regard equality with God something to be grasped” and he “emptied himself, Continue reading →

In the gospel for the fifth Sunday in Lent, Jesus, in his response to an accused woman, challenges us to recognize in others our shared humanity. Compassion and forgiveness are connected. Ilia Delio, OSF in her book, Compassion: Living in Continue reading →

In the gospel for the third Sunday of Lent, Jesus tells a parable about a gardener who does not give up on a fig tree that has not produced good fruit. It is a great metaphor for being willing to Continue reading →