Category: Sunday Warm-up

Live in Hope

Dec. 4, Mt 3:1-12

One of the themes of Advent is hope. We, who fumble around in the darkness of this world, look to Christ as our guiding light and Jesus has promised to be that for us always.

Don’t Miss the Moment

Nov. 27, Luke 24:37-44

Jesus tells us this Sunday that our God is like a thief in the night, a sneaky God. He will enter our lives quietly and always as a surprise,

Christ the King

Nov. 20, Luke 23:35-43

Power! It’s all about power. Today in the Gospel we are given an image of ultimate power. The powers that be, the rulers, sneered at Jesus on the cross saying he saved others but can’t save himself.

Times that test our souls

Nov. 13, Luke 21:5-19

Our Gospel reading this Sunday has ominous overtones. Jesus speaks of world cataclysm and of His disciples undergoing persecution. The passage was relevant to Luke’s time,

To See as God Sees

Nov. 6, Luke 20:27-38

God’s ways are not our ways. In today’s Gospel, Jesus is confronted by the Sadducees testing his viewpoint on heaven. They ask who will be husband to the seven-time widow in heaven.

Jesus and Zacchaeus

Oct. 30, Luke 19:1-10

There is a double challenge in this Sunday’s Gospel. We are all like Zacchaeus, the tax collector, in need of God’s affirmation and mercy in the face of our sinfulness.

Love the Unlovable

Oct. 23, Luke 18:9-14

We do not have tax collectors in our midst as they did in the days of Jesus, but we do have people who are taxing.

Oct. 16, Luke 18:1-8 The Answer to My Prayers

At times it can feel like God is like the judge in today’s Gospel. The widow wears down this callous judge who just as well would prefer to ignore her,

Oct. 9, Luke 17:11-19

Your Faith has Saved You

Nine disappeared and one came back. We have the story of the ten lepers this weekend who were healed and only the Samaritan leper came back to praise God and Jesus.

Oct. 1, Luke 17:5-10, The Power of Love

Our reflection from the readings this Sunday focus on faith and power. If we have the faith the size of a mustard seed, we could uproot trees and move mountains.

Sept. 23, Luke 16:19-31, Lazarus at Our Doorstep

There is the saying that prophets bring comfort to the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. The prophet Amos does exactly that in the first reading and Jesus resonates that message in the story of Lazarus and the rich man.

Sept. 18, Luke 16:1-13 Be Heavenly Smart

We are all well versed in how the world works because we can’t help to be caught up in it. The world and human nature revolves around the 3 P’s;