Gospel: John 20:19-31 I’ve been thinking a great deal recently about the process of discernment and especially reflecting on when my journey first took me to seminary 11 years ago. I can say with absolute certainty that being a seminarian…
Gospel: Luke 24:1-12 The women knew. Peter knew. They had absolutely no reason to believe, of course. The only thing they could point to with any certainty was an empty tomb, but that meant nothing other than verifying the body…
Gospel: John 18:1 – 19:42 In this very familiar passage we find nearly all the elements thought of as part of the last hours of Jesus’ life. His time in the garden with his disciples. His arrest. The denials of…
Gospel: John 13:1-17, 31b-35 This evening we begin our journey along the arc of what’s called the Triduum, the three-day cycle carrying us from the quiet darkness of Jesus’ final meal with his disciples to the bright revelation of his…
Gospel: Luke 23:1-49 The most jarring thing about combining the joy of Palm Sunday with the agony of one of the Passion narratives is the speed with which we move from an emotional high to a terrible low. As we’ve…