Readings (Year B): Jeremiah 31:7–9Psalm 126:1–6Hebrews 5:1–6Mark 10:46–52 Reflection: What do you want? Most of us have no idea what it is like to be...
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 B): Isaiah 53:10–11Psalm 33:4–5, 18–20, 22Hebrews 4:14–16Mark 10:35–45 Reflection: Great service I once attended a national Catholic conference...
Readings (Year B): Wisdom 7:7–11Psalm 90:12–17Hebrews 4:12–13Mark 10:17–30 Reflection: God is not a minimalist. With all the rage around minimalism these days...
Readings (Year B): Genesis 2:18–24Psalm 128:1–6Hebrews 2:9–11Mark 10:2–16 Reflection: It takes a village The scripture readings today give us much...
Readings (Year B): Numbers 11:25–29Psalm 19:8, 10, 12–14James 5:1–6Mark 9:38–43, 45, 47–48 Reflection: A God who is unbound Our first reading today comes from...
Readings: Wisdom 2:12, 17–20Psalm 54:3–8James 3:16–4:3Mark 9:30–37 Reflection: Our deepest desires and greatest call The gospel for this Sunday is about...
Readings (Year B): Isaiah 50:5–9Psalm 116:1–9James 2:14–18Mark 8:27–35 Reflection: Faith without works is dead When I was in high school, my youth group...
Readings (Year B): Isaiah 35:4–7Psalm 146:6–10 James 2:1–5Mark 7:31–37...
Readings (Year B): Deuteronomy 4:1–2, 6–8Psalm 15:2–5James 1:17–18, 21–22, 27Mark 7:1–8, 14–15, 21–23 Reflection: God’s justice today The dehumanizing...
Readings (Year B): Joshua 24:1–2, 15–18Psalm 34:2–3, 16–21Ephesians 5:21–32John 6:60–69 Reflection: An uncomfortable call “This is hard! I don’t want to climb...
