Readings (Year B) Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14Psalms 128:1-2, 3, 4-5.Colossians 3:12-21 Luke 2:22-40 Reflection: Heed God’s will As a cradle Catholic, I recall the...
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) 2 Samuel 7:1–5, 8B–12, 14A, 16 Psalm 89:2–3, 4–5, 27, 29Romans 16:25–27Luke 1:26–38 Reflection: Watching Advent Many of us would say that we...
Readings (Year B) Isaiah 61:1–2A, 10–11Luke 1:46–48, 49–50, 53–54.1 Thessalonians 5:16–24John 1:6–8, 19–28 Reflection: Rejoice in God-with-us It was my fifth...
Readings (Year B) Isaiah 40:1–5, 9–11Psalms 85:9–10, 11–12, 13–142 Peter 3:8–14Mark 1:1–8 Reflection: A Mother’s Comfort I had never experienced the desert...
Readings (Year B) Isa. 63:16B–17, 19B; 64:2–7Ps. 80:2–3, 15–16, 18–191 Cor. 1:3–9Mark 13:33–37 Reflection: Worth the wait There is a certain starkness to the...
