Wednesday in Holy Week
Poor Judas was doubtless talented and rather idealistic; but he became an icon of treachery. Why?
Tuesday in Holy Week
The life of Jesus interweaves two contrasting strands: apparent failure and ultimate triumph…
Monday in Holy Week
The iconic, worshipful gesture done for Jesus by Mary of Bethany deserves more prominence in our liturgy..
Presider’s Page for 14 April (Palm Sunday)
Today’s liturgy gives a preview of the events we will celebrate between Holy Thursday and Easter Sunday: the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. These events are also the focus of this and every Sunday celebration. We ask for God’s help in understanding their significance.
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Our liturgy this week invites us to follow Jesus every step of the way, beginning with his triumphant entry into Jerusalem…
Saturday of Week 5 of Lent
If all the dispersed children of God are to form one family as Ezekiel foresaw, they must be willing to share everything…
Friday of Week 5 of Lent
Both Jeremiah and Jesus were attacked for their beliefs, but the mission of both was real…
Thursday of Week 5 of Lent
The promises to Abraham, when compared to the later exodus from Egypt under Moses, have a universal sweep…
Wednesday of Week 5 of Lent
True freedom is the freedom to love, to give of ourselves to others as Jesus gave of himself to us…
Tuesday of Week 5 of Lent
The slimy symbol of Israel’s sin – the serpent with its poisonous bite – is transformed into a sign of salvation…
Monday of Week 5 of Lent
We need wisdom to know when to choose silence, hoping that with God’s help, justice will prevail…
Presider’s Page for 7 April (Fifth Sunday of Lent)
This fifth Sunday of Lent, we gather to worship our compassionate God, who heals our sinfulness and challenges us to leave our sinfulness behind.
The 5th Sunday of Lent
What did Jesus write with his finger on the ground? The Gospel gives us a possible clue..
Saturday of Week 4 of Lent
The prophecy of Jeremiah our text from Saint John offer some help for interpreting Holy Scripture today…
Friday of Week 4 of Lent
There is always more to Jesus than we realize; we are always on a journey of discovery…
Thursday of Week 4 of Lent
In cases of controversy we must decide which approach is the better, more life-promoting outcome…
Wednesday of Week 4 of Lent
When Jesus cures a lame man at the pool of Bethesda, petty legalists complain about a violation of Sabbath rest…
Tuesday of Week 4 of Lent
Lent trains us like athletes, to throw off the sluggish and heavy drag of gloom and pessimism, to turn aside from false values, so that our best self may emerge.
Monday, 4th Week of Lent
Jesus really can work miracles, no less now than then. When he said, “Your son will live” the courtier believed him. But faith does not exclude our taking active initiative...
Presider’s Page for 31 March (Lent 4 – Laetare)
We have reached the midway point of the season of Lent. The joy of Easter is within our reach and the parent of the prodigal son encourages us to rely on divine mercy.