December 7, 2025, The Second Sunday of Advent: This Sunday’s Gospel reading offers us the perfect lesson for this second week of Advent. John the Baptist is preaching along the Jordan River, and people from all over Judea are coming to hear him. And what does he preach? His message concerns preparation for the one coming after him, namely Jesus.
Gina Hens-Piazza
Gina Hens-Piazza is the Joseph S. Alemany Professor of Biblical Studies at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, Berkeley, CA.
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Advent waiting: A time for a spiritual reboot
November 30, 2025, The First Sunday of Advent: Paul’s letter to the Romans and Jesus’ teaching in the Gospel invite us to participate in an undefined period of waiting . . . and that may be one among many of the challenges that we face this season.
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Lord, it is good to give thanks to you
March 2, 2025, the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus is speaking metaphorically about a truly disabling lack of vision, a spiritual ignorance that can cause one to stumble. Such a lack of vision occasions serious risks: One might follow the wrong teacher or follow the wrong path in life.
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Love one another
February 23, 2025, the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Bible talks a great deal about love, about God’s love for us and about the invitation to love in return.