Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 28:16–20
I do. The words came easily at first, practiced, familiar.
It was Easter Vigil Mass, a most solemn, reverent liturgy. The Church was full, the light soft, the air fragrant with incense. As a community, we were invited to stand and renew our baptismal promises—to remember who we are and whose we are. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 14:15-21
Have you ever found yourself at the end of your rope? I’m going to assume that you, like me, are human, flawed, and have definitely had days that felt like I just can’t do it. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 14:1–12
“Do not let your hearts be troubled” (John 14:1). If only we truly received this invitation.
We recently took a big leap and transferred our kids—in the middle of the year—to a new school. This decision was born from a hard season of watching our kids struggle, [...]
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. [...]
