Posted by debbie fields on 6/23/21
For Sunday, June 27, 2021 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-242 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15Mark 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43
As Jesus said to Jairus, the synagogue official in today’s Gospel, he also says to us: “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” We often associate the ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 6/16/21
For Sunday, June 20, 2021 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Job 38:1, 8-112 Corinthians 5:14-17Mark 4:35-41
Jesus asked them, “Why are you terrified?Do you not yet have faith?”—Mark 4:40
Were you afraid of the dark when you were a child? I certainly was. Although there was a nightlight ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 6/09/21
For Sunday, June 13, 2021 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ezekiel 17:22-242 Corinthians 5:6-10Mark 4:26-34
My first science project was to plant a seed in a Styrofoam cup and keep track of its growth. My grandmother helped me dig up some dirt and plant the seed. I soaked ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 6/03/21
For Sunday, June 6, 2021 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Exodus 24:3-8Hebrews 9:11-15Mark 14:12-16, 22-26
St. Teresa of Calcutta shares a story that talks about seeing Jesus in the Eucharist and seeing Jesus in the poor people in the streets of Calcutta:
“Our sisters had to go to ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 5/26/21
For Sunday, May 30, 2021 The Most Holy Trinity
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40Romans 8:14-17Matthew 28:16-20
“When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.”
I have always worshipped. Postures of prayer and praise have been woven into the fabric of my daily life for as long as I ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 5/19/21
For Sunday, May 23, 2021 Pentecost Sunday
Acts 2:1-111 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 Or Gal 5:16-25Jn 20:19-23 Or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15
In the Holy Spirit, God dwells not just among us but within us. Known as the Wonderful Counselor, Advocate, and Paraclete, which literally means, “he who is called ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 5/12/21
For Sunday, May 16, 2021 The Ascension of the Lord
Acts 1:1-11Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13Mk 16:15-20
A woman in her mid-eighties recently remarked about her feelings of heightened anxiety when she ponders how much time she may have left on this earth. In her ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 5/05/21
For Sunday, May 9, 2021 6th Sunday of Easter
Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-481 Jn 4:7-10Jn 15:9-17
“This I command you: love one another.”—John 15: 17
Prior to becoming a member of the Society of the Divine Savior (the Salvatorians), I was a Benedictine monk for more than a decade. As a ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 4/30/21
For Sunday, May 2, 2021 5th Sunday of Easter
Acts 9:26-311 John 3:18-24John 15:1-8
After college, I entered a program in Rome that required me to be away from the country for two years with no possibility of returning home. These were the days before the internet, Zoom, ... Read More »
Posted by debbie fields on 4/21/21
For Sunday, April 25, 2021 4th Sunday of Easter
Acts 4:8-121 John 3:1-2John 10:11-18
My favorite scene from CS Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” is the one where Aslan is sacrificed by the White Witch. The Christological themes are ripe, worthy of much discussion. What strikes me ... Read More »