Browsing the March 2022 archive of Blog

The Love that Casts Out Fear

Posted by debbie fields on 3/30/22

  For Sunday, April 3, 2022 5th Sunday of Lent

 Isaiah 43:16-21Philippians 3:8-14John 8:1-11

In Jesus, we do not find condemnation but restoration and healing.

The fullness of the love and mercy which Jesus came to bring is on display in this Sunday’s gospel reading. A woman who had been ... Read More »

Mercy, Compassion, Generosity, & Patience

Posted by debbie fields on 3/25/22

  For Sunday, March 27, 2022 4th Sunday of Lent

 Joshua 5:9a, 10-122 Corinthians 5:17-21Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

The story of the Prodigal Son is familiar to all of us. We’ve heard it time and again. But sometimes we forget to look at the situation out of which this famous ... Read More »

Confession and The Fig Tree

Posted by debbie fields on 3/16/22

  For Sunday, March 20, 2022 3rd Sunday of Lent

 Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-151 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12Luke 13:1-9

Most of the sins I confess when I approach God through the Sacrament of Reconciliation are sins I committed on the way to approaching Him in the Eucharist.

Listen, I’m not proud ... Read More »

It Is Good We Are Here

Posted by debbie fields on 3/10/22

  For Sunday, March 13, 2022 2nd Sunday of Lent

 Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18Philippians 3:17—4:1 or Philippians 3:20—4:1Luke 9:28b-36

Jesus guided Peter, James, and John up the mountain to pray. There Jesus was transfigured before them — showing his glorified self with his face changing in appearance and his clothes ... Read More »

Growing Pains

Posted by debbie fields on 3/03/22

For Sunday, March 6, 2022 1st Sunday of Lent

 Deuteronomy 26:4-10Romans 10:8-13Luke 4:1-13

We forget that to be human means to accept our growing pains. We are incomplete, works in progress. Our lives are never entirely integral, whole, and perfectly constructed creations but a diverse collection of broken pieces. ... Read More »