The Word

March 15, 2026, the Fourth Sunday of Lent: God’s gaze looks past what we often define as “appealing” outward appearances of dress, ethnicity, race, or physical features. Instead, God looks into our hearts.

March 8, 2026, the Third Sunday of Lent: Filled with divine love, and made in the divine image, we all are created for relationships.

March 1, 2026, the Second Sunday of Lent: The transfigured Jesus who was made available to these apostles in all his glory is also available to us.

February 22, 2026, the First Sunday of Lent: Story, unlike any argument, heated discussion, or contested debate, has a way of disclosing truth and making points with real staying power.

February 15, 2026, The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus wants to make moral living intrinsic to the whole person who ultimately contributes to the flourishing of the community. 

February 8, 2026, The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The image of God as our heavenly Father allows us to consider the unfathomable possibility that a close relationship with God is not only possible but available and one permeated by love.

February 1, 2026, The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: All three readings this Sunday work together to launch, with resounding and robust rhetoric, the grand charter of Jesus’ message, one that will permeate his entire ministry.

January 25, 2026, The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: As we reflect upon the places and people in which Jesus begins his ministry, we are invited to consider if there are other unrecognized occasions and unexpected persons who also are agents of this Holy Presence in our lives and who offer, by how they live, an important disclosure of Gospel truths.

January 18, 2026, The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Stirring images of faithful commitment to our God register in each of our three readings this Sunday