Readings (Year A): Acts 2:14, 22-33Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 111 Peter 1:17-21Luke 24:13-35 Reflection: Encountering Jesus in the stranger on the way Two...
Sunday reflections
In U.S. Catholic’s Sunday Reflections, writers, both lay and religious, offer written and video reflections on each Sunday’s liturgical readings.
Readings (Year A): Acts 2:42–47Psalm 118:2–4, 13–15, 22–241 Peter 1:3–9John 20:19–31 Reflection: St. Thomas of holy doubt, pray for us Doubt sometimes gets a...
Readings (Year A): Acts 10:34a, 37–43Psalm 118:1–2, 16–17, 22–23Colossians 3:1–4John 20:1–9 Reflection: Trust in God’s abundant mercy Happy Easter from...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 50:4–7Psalm 22:8–9, 17–18, 19–20, 23–24Philippians 2:6–11Matthew 26:14–27:66 Reflection: Palm Sunday calls us to humility and hope In...
Readings (Year A): Ezekiel 37:12-14Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8Romans 8:8-11John 11:1-45 Reflection: Are we willing to roll away the stones? When Jesus taught...
Readings (Year A): 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6–7, 10–13aPsalm 23: 1–3a, 3b–4, 5, 6Ephesians 5:8–14John 9:1–41 Reflection: Out of clay, divinity In his book Anam Cara...
Readings (Year A): Exodus 17:3–7Psalm 95:1–2, 6–7, 8–9Romans 5:1–2, 5–8John 4:5–42 Reflection: For all who are weary and heavily burdened It seems everyone on...
Readings (Year A): Genesis 12:1–4aPsalm 33:4–5, 18–19, 20, 22.2 Timothy 1:8b–10Matthew 17:1–9 Reflection: May we witness God’s transfiguration of our society...
Readings (Year A): Sirach 15:15-20Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-341 Corinthians 2:6-10Matthew 5:17-37 Reflection: The spirit scrutinizes everything The...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 58:7-10Psalm 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-91 Corinthians 2:1-5Matthew 5:13-16 Reflection: A jolt from the Spirit I grew up in the Catholic...
