Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the UniverseNovember 21, 2021 Daniel 7:13-14Psalm 93:1-2, 5Revelation 1:5-8John 18:33-37 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112121.cfm Wordly kingdoms come and go. When I was… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: An everlasting Kingship”
Category: Past Reflections
Sunday readings reflection: In those days
November 14, 2021 Daniel 12:1-3Psalm 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11Hebrews 10:11-14, 18Mark 13:24-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111421.cfm When I read, whether from a novel, a non-fiction book, or even the Bible,… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: In those days”
Sunday readings reflection: Jesus takes sides
November 7, 2021 1 Kings 17:10-16Psalm 146:7-10Hebrews 9:24-28Mark 12:38-44 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110721.cfm When my maternal grandfather died, my mom had to settle his estate. Working with a lawyer that… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: Jesus takes sides”
Sunday readings reflection: Love is no piece of cake
A guest post by Megan Smith* Sunday, October 31, 2021 Deuteronomy 6:2-6Psalm 18:2-4, 47, 51Hebrews 7:23-28Mark 12:28-34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/103121.cfm Many years ago, when I was maybe eight or… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: Love is no piece of cake”
Sunday readings reflection: Being heard
October 24, 2021 Jeremiah 31:7-9Psalm 126:1-6Hebrews 5:1-6Mark 10:46-52 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102421.cfm I was at a Minnesota Twins baseball game in the mid-80s. Gary Ward was the left fielder at… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: Being heard”
Sunday readings reflection, The suffering servant
October 17, 2021 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101721.cfm Isaiah 53:10-11Psalm 33:4-5, 18-20, 22 Hebrews 4:14-16Mark 10:35-45 The 53rd chapter of Isiah is commonly titled in various Bible translations, “The Lord’s Suffering… Read more “Sunday readings reflection, The suffering servant”
Sunday readings reflection: Not a cakewalk
Sunday, October 10, 2021 Wisdom 7:7-11Psalm 90:12-17Hebrews 4:12-13Mark 10:17-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101021.cfm In a scene from the fictional, crowd-funded television series The Chosen, the apostle Matthew questions the harsh… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: Not a cakewalk”
Sunday readings reflection: “It is not good for the man to be alone”
Sunday, October 3, 2021 Genesis, 2:18-24Psalm 128:1-6Hebrews 2:9-11Mark 10:2-16 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100321.cfm If taken literally, God seems to be saying that a man needs a companion, specifically (perhaps) a… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: “It is not good for the man to be alone””
Sunday readings reflection: Whose team are we on?
Readings for Sunday, September 26, 2021 Numbers 11:25-29Psalm 19:8, 10, 12-14James 5:1-6Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Not unlike Joshua and John, it seems just as easy for us… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: Whose team are we on?”
Sunday readings reflection: Evil, suffering, pain
Readings for September 19, 2021 Wisdom 2:12, 17-20Psalm 54:3-6, 8James 3:16-4:4Mark 9:30-37 Evil, suffering, and pain are not new to the world, though the fresh laments of… Read more “Sunday readings reflection: Evil, suffering, pain”
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