The Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year C. Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?" Then Peter began … Continue reading Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year C. I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice, saying,“Salvation … Continue reading How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Apocalypse

The Second Sunday of Easter, Year C. When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." After he said this, he … Continue reading “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, Year C. At the Liturgy of the Palms After telling a parable to the crowd at Jericho, Jesus went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he had come near Bethpage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, … Continue reading Palm Sunday

The Third Sunday in Lent, Year C. At that very time there were some present who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; … Continue reading The Fruit of Repentance