Scripture Reflection for Nov. 24, 2024, Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the UniverseDeacon Greg Kandra
Dn 7:13-14 Ps 93:1, 1-2, 5 Rv 1:5-8 Jn 18:33b-37 One thing is clear from this Sunday's gospel: Pontius Pilate is a man looking for answers. All of what he has to say in this passage from John is ...
Scripture Reflection for Nov. 10, 2024, Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Deacon Greg Kandra
1 Kgs 17:10-16 Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 Heb 9:24-28 Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44 The story of this encounter in this Sunday's gospel is often referred to as "The Widow's Mite," a mite being the smallest of ...
Scripture Reflection for Oct. 27, 2024, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
Jer 31:7-9 Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 Heb 5:1-6 Mk 10:46-52 Like so much of the gospels, Jesus' encounter with a blind beggar this Sunday boils down to one simple question: "What do you want me to ...
Scripture Reflection for Oct. 13, 2024, Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Deacon Greg Kandra
Wis 7:7-11 Ps 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 Heb 4:12-13 Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27 Think it's easy to gain eternal life? Think again. That message lies at the heart of this Sunday's Gospel, the familiar story ...
Scripture Reflection for Sept. 29, 2024, Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
Nm 11:25-29 Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 Jas 5:1-6 Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 In our divided and divisive times, this weekend's Gospel should give all of us pause. It poses some hard questions about how we ...
Scripture Reflection for Sept. 15, 2024, Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Deacon Greg Kandra
Is 50:5-9a Ps 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Jas 2:14-18 Mk 8:27-35 I can still remember the priest who taught us Scripture during diaconate formation talking about the passage from the Gospel that we hear ...
Scripture Reflection for Sept. 1, 2024, Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
Dt 4:1-2, 6-8 Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5 Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27 Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Are we doers? The letter from James this Sunday lays it all on the line and reminds us what truly matters. Think ...
Scripture Reflection for Aug. 18, 2024, Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Deacon Greg Kandra
Prv 9:1-6 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Eph 5:15-20 Jn 6:51-58 This Gospel puts me in a New York state of mind. Encountering this Sunday's passage from John's Gospel, I can't help but think back to a stretch ...
