Fifth Sunday of Lent – March 26, 2023 – Live-Stream Link
God breathes life into the desert places INTRODUCTION In today’s gospel Jesus reveals his power over death by raising Lazarus from the dead. The prophet
God breathes life into the desert places INTRODUCTION In today’s gospel Jesus reveals his power over death by raising Lazarus from the dead. The prophet
INTRODUCTION Baptism is sometimes called enlightenment. The gospel for this Sunday is the story of the man born blind healed by Christ. “I was blind,
INTRODUCTIONIn today’s gospel the Samaritan woman asks Jesus for water, an image of our thirst for God. Jesus offers living water, a sign of God’s
INTRODUCTIONDuring Lent we journey with all those around the world who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. In today’s gospel Jesus tells Nicodemus that
INTRODUCTIONToday’s gospel tells of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. His forty-day fast becomes the basis of our Lenten pilgrimage. In the early church Lent was
Photo: Canmore, Alberta INTRODUCTION Today’s festival is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle that begins
INTRODUCTION In today’s reading from Deuteronomy we are called to choose life by loving and obeying God. Much of today’s gospel reading echoes portions of
INTRODUCTIONWho are the blessed ones of God? For Micah, they are those who do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. For Paul, they
INTRODUCTIONJesus begins his public ministry by calling fishers to leave their nets and follow him. In Jesus the kingdom of God has come near. We
INTRODUCTIONToday’s gospel opens with further reflection on Jesus’ baptism. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world and the