Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 3:16–18
Currently, I am packing up our home for a long-distance move. After years of patiently waiting for my adult children to leave the nest, I’m surprised by how difficult it is to let go of things as we plan to downsize. [...]
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 14:1–12
“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 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 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 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 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. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 5:17–37
Research suggests that women in particular enjoy making lists and find them useful for managing tasks and responsibilities, whether it's planning a trip, a work project, a party, or a grocery run. Are you a planner? Do you love making lists? [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 4:12–23
We live in a world governed by filters. Before we post a photo or share a life update, we crop out the mess, adjust the lighting, and present an image that suggests we have it all together.
Wouldn’t we all love to do the same with our real lives? [...]
