Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 10:1–10
Early one morning last week, we saw a coyote in our backyard, hanging out by our pool. Since he was an uninvited guest, when spotted in our suburban oasis he scurried into the shrubbery and up the hill. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 24:13–35
A painting of the disciples on the road to Emmaus hangs in my home. It was given to me by a friend and past mentor—someone who helped shape my faith, who taught me to listen patiently and be gentle with and to accompany those walking their own long roads of disbelief and disappointment, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 20:19–31
The gospel for Divine Mercy Sunday opens in a place we don’t often like to admit we know well: the upper room.
Let’s take a moment to visualize ourselves there.
The doors of this room are locked, and the disciples are gathered together. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 28:1–10
Eighteen years ago, the trajectory of my life was forever altered. After a year defined by deep prayer, careful discernment, and spiritual formation, I stood at the Easter Vigil and entered into full communion with the Catholic Church. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 21:1–11
Imagine you are walking through a crowded parking lot when you spot a stranger calmly sliding into the driver’s seat of your brand-new car. Naturally, you confront him, demanding to know what on earth he thinks he’s doing. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 11:1–45
As I write this, daylight saving time (DST) has just started, and I’m feeling its unwelcome effects. While it’s wonderful to have more sunshine here in Southern California, my body still takes a few weeks to adjust to even a simple one-hour “spring forward.” I’m left feeling groggy in the mornings, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 9:1–41
For centuries, on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, the Church has proclaimed the story of the blind man receiving sight from the Gospel of John (9:1–41).[1] In a particular way, the Church holds in her heart catechumens preparing for the Easter Vigil. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 4:5–42
Jesus intentionally traveled into Samaria at that specific hour because He knew she would be there.
And then, He spoke to her. This fact alone is striking. A Jewish man initiating a conversation with a Samaritan woman would have been socially unthinkable. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 17:1–9
Have you ever had a mountaintop experience? Several years ago, I had the joy of attending the Walking with Purpose Flourish conference. A weekend spent surrounded by faith-filled women bursting with joy, powerhouse speakers, deep time in prayer with the true presence of Jesus in adoration, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 4:1–11
The number of times I have woken up on Ash Wednesday, overly confident that THIS would be the Lent I’d hold to my chosen fast, only to stumble and fail before reaching that first Sunday, is too many to count. [...]
