Lead in: The Gospel presents us with concrete tangible signs of Jesus’ resurrection, that Jesus is not dead but alive. In John 20:1-9, we hear how the stone to the tomb has been rolled back. There is no body, it’s missing and the linens are neatly folded in a corner....

Lead in: One tradition has it that the first thing put to writing in the Gospels were the accounts of Jesus’ passion and death. Working backwards in time, the Gospels developed asthe various stories were pieced together, giving us a more complete picture of who Jesus...

Lead in: St. Ignatius had the dream of starting a religious order. But he had the freedom to die for his dream if that’s how it had to be.Prompt: Reflect on something you dreamed of being able to do but were never given the chance to do it. How hard was that to grieve...

Lead in: In 1936, Bob White, Sr., and in 1966 Bob White, Jr., went back to school in the fall after their summer jobs. They both somehow felt different. They couldn’t explain it, butothers could see it. Maybe it was because they were learning to believe in...

Lead in: As the expression goes, pain not is transmitted. We saw that played out in ugly ways in the burning of the cities that occurred after the death of George Floyd.The injustice of the death of an innocent black man led to the injustice of the destruction done to...

Lead in: When Peter saw Jesus transfigured before him on the mountain that day, he thought Jesus was destined for greatness. Jesus was destined for greatness, but not in the way Peter was hoping it’d be. If they were to follow Jesus to glory, it would be a different...

Lead in: In Mark 1:40, we hear of a leper who approached Jesus and begged him,“If you wish you can make me clean.”Moved with compassion, Jesus said to him, “I do wish it. Be made clean.” Prompt: Reflect on a time when, like the leper, you begged God for healing. It...

Lead in #1:  Mark 1:29-39 gives us a good picture of what might have been a typical day in the busy life of Jesus. After a request for a home visit to a sick in-law, later that day they bring to Jesus all who were ill or possessed by demons.  As his disciples, the...

Lead in: The magi were scholars of the imperialreligion of Persia who were known for their ability to read the stars. Determined to find what it is they were searching for, they followed their “Christmas star” to the place where the child and its mother were found....