Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Peter 3: 15 – 18; John 14: 15 – 21 Preacher: Sister Mary Ann Brunett, SSJ The parting of friends, loved ones, is never easy, especially if you will never see them again. Just a year ago I received a call that one of my brothers had died. It was very sudden and unexpected. We… read more →

Readings: Acts 6:1-7; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 Preacher: Sr. Kathleen Wayne RSM I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the Apostle Philip—perhaps because I have a nephew who bears the name; or maybe because of the few, but thought-provoking statements attributed to him in the Gospels. While we do not know much about Philip historically,… read more →

Readings: Acts 2: 14A, 36-41; 1 Peter 2: 20B-25; John 10: 1-10 Preacher: Gloria Ulterino I don’t know a thing about sheep and shepherds. How about you? But we do know about Voice. We know that there are all kinds of voices in our lives and in our heads. Like destructive ones, left over from past hurt. The voices of… read more →

Readings: Acts 2: 14, 22-33; 1 Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24: 13-35 Preacher: Christine Kvam Last month I happened to be in the right place at the right time and was able to put my 2 ½-year-old nephew, Miles, to bed on the night his parents were at the hospital after the birth of their second son. I was delighted to… read more →

Readings: Acts 2:42-47, 1Peter 1:3-9, John 20:19-31 Preacher: Deirdre McKiernan Hetzler It had been a terrible weekend. Their friend, whom they loved dearly, had been snatched from their midst, tortured and executed. Without him, they were lost. Not only that. They were full of anxieties. Afraid they might be next. So now, on Sunday night, they were huddled together, behind… read more →

Readings: Acts 10:34A, 37-43; 1 Corinthians 5:6B-8 (or Colossians 3:1-4); John 20: 1-9 Preacher: Deni Mack The car may have been speeding. Theo was a passenger on the way to school on his 17th b’day when the crash threw Theo from the car. That was about twenty years ago on Wednesday of Holy Week. Theo never woke and was pronounced… read more →

Readings: Isaiah 50: 4-7; Philippians 2: 6-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66 Preacher: Irene Godwin Some years ago I began taking my 3 ½ -year-old son to morning Mass. During Lent at the parish we attended, there was a large wooden cross on the altar. On one of those mornings my son asked me, “Why didn’t Father take Jesus off the cross?” I… read more →

Readings: Ezekiel 37: 12-14; Romans 8: 8-11; John 11: 1-45 Preacher: Nora Bradbury-Haehl Back in the 90’s Tori Amos had a song that went, “God sometimes you just don’t come through. Do you need a woman to look after you?” I’ve been feeling a lot like Tori lately, like God somehow dropped the ball or stopped paying attention. As I… read more →

Readings: 1 Samuel 16: 1B, 6-7, 10-13A; Ephesians 5: 8-14; John 9: 1-41 Preacher: Father Paul English Today we see, in both First Samuel and in the Gospel of John, the power of light. John presents it in a most clever way: through the experience of blindness and the ability to see. Darkness and light.Typical of Jesus, he puts a… read more →

Readings: Exodus 17: 3-7; Romans 5: 1-2, 5-8; John 4: 5-42 Preacher: Sr. Joan Sobala SSJ In today’s Gospel, a woman of Samaria is seeking water from the village well. Her timing for arrival at the well bears the mark of a failed life. She encounters Jesus. They have an unexpected, long conversation. Hold this woman and Jesus in your… read more →