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The readings today continue to focus our gaze on the upcoming feast of Pentecost, when the eternal, burning Love-exchange between the Father and the Son, who is the Spirit, was poured out upon... Read More

The Gospel for this week comes from the Gospel of John.  When Jesus speaks to His disciples, He says, " I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower: He takes away every branch in me that... Read More

This week's readings make me feel like there is a lot of love going on.  First, Acts tells us of the event of Peter curing a cripple in the name of Jesus.  Jesus loves Peter and his deep faith.... Read More

Today's Sacred Scripture continues to focus on the Resurrection stories. Luke sets the scene in the upper room where the disciples who had returned from Emmaus were recounting to those... Read More

by Sister Carolyn Zahringer The setting for today's Gospel is the evening of the first day of the week when the disciples (though not all) were together in a locked room.  It's evening, Jesus has... Read More

In the Gospel of John, proclaimed on Easter, Mary Magdalene waits outside the tomb.  When she peers in, there is disbelief and overwhelming grief because the body of Jesus is not there. Simon... Read More

Let's keep the palms which were blessed today and with which we proclaim that Christ is our King. Let's put them in our home not to prevent thieves from entering (they don't serve for this); rather... Read More

Tornadoes hit down in Indiana.  Teenagers are killed in a car accident.  A dear friend dies of cancer.  Yes, we are faced with much suffering and death in our world. In the Gospel for this Sunday... Read More

Sometimes expressions of love are extraordinary. People leave their comfortable lives to respond to disasters. A soldier throws himself on the roadside bomb to save the lives of others. A pilot... Read More

As a hospital chaplain for almost 20 years, I have been privileged to journey with people in sickness and have been present as they die. The experience of dying is unknown and unpredictable for... Read More