Catholic Reflection

“A spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:5–42) On this Third Sunday of Lent, the Church gives us one of the most beautiful and deeply personal encounters in the Gospel: the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. It is not simply a story about water or about a … Read more

Second Week of Lent – The Parable of the Prodigal Son The Gospel Luke 15:1–3, 11–32 we hear is one of the most beautiful and moving passages in all of Sacred Scripture. The parable of the Prodigal Son, sometimes also called the Parable of the Merciful Father, reveals to us the very heart of God. … Read more

Reflection on Matthew 20:17–28Second Week of Lent As we continue our journey through the second week of Lent, the Church places before us a Gospel that is both sobering and deeply revealing. Jesus speaks plainly to His disciples: He will be handed over, condemned to death, mocked, scourged, crucified and on the third day, raised. … Read more

“They preach, but do not practice.”Second Week of Lent As we move deeper into this sacred season of Lent, the Gospel places before us a difficult but necessary mirror. In Matthew 23:1-12, Jesus speaks plainly about the scribes and the Pharisees. He acknowledges that they “sit on Moses’ seat” meaning they have legitimate authority to … Read more

First Week of Lent – The Transfiguration of the Lord “His face shone like the sun.” In this first week of Lent, the Church gives us the Gospel of the Transfiguration which may seem surprising. We have just entered a season marked by ashes, repentance, fasting, and sacrifice and now we are taken up a … Read more

First Week of Lent In this first week of Lent, the Church places before us the words of Jesus that are simple, direct, and deeply comforting: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” These are not complicated instructions but invitations to trust, to … Read more

Reflection on Luke 11:29–32First Week of Lent In this first week of Lent, the Church gives us a Gospel that is both direct and uncomfortable. Jesus looks at the growing crowds and says something that must have suddenly shocked them: “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign.” These were not pagans speaking. These were … Read more

“As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.” Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, at the very beginning of this holy season of Lent, the Church places before us a Gospel that is both consoling and sobering. It is consoling because it reveals the tenderness … Read more

“When the bridegroom is taken from them, then they will fast.” In today’s Gospel, we see a simple but deeply meaningful question. The disciples of John approach Jesus and ask why His disciples do not fast as they and the Pharisees do. This is a sincere question. In those days fasting was a serious religious … Read more