Lead in: The woman at the well was at first suspicious and guarded with this man she had never met before. But, as they engage in conversation, her hard exterior softens. Jesus awakens in her a desire for the living waters he speaks of. Wanting to hear more, she opens...

Lead in: Peter was very comfortable with how things were on top of the mountain and would have stayed there if he could. But, Jesus informed him that they needed to move on.Prompt: Reflect on a time when you were very comfortable with where you were but something...

For context for Prompts, refer to March 9 Homily. Lead in: When asked by John the Baptist about his life, I can imagine Jesus responding, “I’m a carpenter by trade. But I feel like I’m being called to do more but I don’t know what that is.”Prompt: Reflect on a time...

Lead in: Matthew’s Gospel is written for the Jewish community so Jesus is depicted as the new Moses. Luke’s Gospel is addressed to the Gentile world so Jesus is depicted more as a philosopher. In Luke’s Gospel, this “philosopher” Jesus makes a strong connection...

Lead in: Jesus tells us to “love our enemies” and to “do good to those who hate you”. But that does not mean Jesus is calling us to be doormats, walked on by those who might want to take advantage of us.Prompt: Reflect on a time when you showed mercy, yet without...

Lead in: Luke’s “Sermon on the Plain” presents Jesus’ teaching on the kingdom of God. The Beatitudes in Luke’s Gospel contrast how life can take two different paths. There’s the path that leads to “blessings” and then there’s the path that leads to “woes”. The choice...

Lead in: With the crowd pressing in on him, Jesus escapes by finding a boat that he can use to talk to the crowd a short distance from the shore. Ever resourceful, Jesus figures out a way to deal witha situation that had him hemmed in.Prompt: Reflect on a time when...

Lead in: “It had been revealed to him (Simeon) by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Christ.” Luke 2 Simeon had one wish he hoped to see accomplished in his life before he died. And so, he waited in expectation for that wish to be...

Lead in:  Luke 1:1 tells us something interesting about how the Gospels came to be.  First came the oral tradition that recounted the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Following on that came stories about Jesus, the miracles he performed, the parables he told,...

Lead in:  At the wedding feast at Cana, the host ran out of wine.  Was the shortage of wine due to the host’s limited financial resources?  Or was it due to the host’s extravagant generosity?  Perhaps, it was a little of both. Prompt:  Who is it that you know who...