Posted by debbie fields on 4/14/21
For Sunday, April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 3:13-15, 17-191 John 2:1-5aLuke 24:35-48
In this last year we’ve all been reminded of our mortality countless times as we’ve watched the COVID-19 pandemic sweep over the world. But as part of the Body of Christ, there is ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 4/08/21
For Sunday, April 11, 2021 Second Sunday of Easter, Sunday of Divine Mercy
Acts 4:32-351 John 5:1-6John 20:19-31
St. John, known as the Evangelist, wrote to inspire the faith of others. In this Divine Mercy Sunday’s Gospel, John presents two encounters of the Apostle Thomas coming to embrace ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 3/31/21
For Sunday, April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord
Acts 10:34a, 37-43Colossians 3:1-4 OR 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8John 20:1-9
Alleluia! Christ is risen! About today’s feast St. Augustine writes, “And he departed from our sight that we might return to our hearts and find him there. For he left ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 3/24/21
For Sunday, March 28, 2021 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Mark 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16Isaiah 50:4-7Philippians 2:6-11Mark 14:1—15:47
He emptied himself,taking the form of a slave,coming in human likeness;and found human in appearance,he humbled himself,becoming obedient to the point of death,even death on a ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 3/17/21
March 12, 2021 • Douglas Sousa, STL For Sunday, March 21, 2021 5th Sunday of Lent
Jeremiah 31:31-34Hebrews 5:7-9John 12:20-33
Many people say they are “spiritual but not religious.” Generally, they mean that they believe in a “higher power” without belonging to a church or adhering to dogmas. They claim ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 3/10/21
For Sunday, March 14, 2021 4th Sunday of Lent
2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23Ephesians 2:4-10John 3:14-21
Most of us would easily recognize the symbol of the medical profession. It is the symbol created by Moses at the instruction of the Lord (cf Num 21:5-9): the serpent hoisted on a pole, ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 3/04/21
For Sunday, March 7, 2021 3rd Sunday of Lent
Exodus 20:1-171 Corinthians 1:22-25John 2:13-25
I was recently talking with my kids about why we choose as a family to eat mostly health foods and avoid more unhealthy junk foods when possible. It was a basic talk on cause ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 2/24/21
For Sunday, February 28, 2021 2nd Sunday of Lent
Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18Romans 8:31b-34Mark 9:2-10
Jesus stands before them with glistening garments. Considered his closest companions, James, John, and Peter, attempt to take in what is happening before their eyes — bewildered and terrified. Their friend, Master, ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 2/03/21
For Sunday, February 7, 2021 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Job 7:1-4, 6-71 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23Mark 1:29-39
Many people compare their everyday lives to running on a treadmill. They are always busy, always on the go, but never getting anywhere. Such people find themselves getting up in the ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 1/27/21
For Sunday, January 31, 2021 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Deuteronomy 18:15-201 Corinthians 7:32-35Mark 1:21-28
Brené Brown’s 2010 book entitled, “The Gifts of Imperfection” introduces a term that I love: gremlins. I previously only knew that word as the title of the 1984 film with Howie Mandel. Brown refers ... Read More »