Category Archives: Word to Life

I was 19 when my cousin came to live with my family. He was just out of the Marines. He was not doing very well and was lost in many ways. When we were children we had been close, but it had been a few years since we had seen each other, and trying to re-establish our friendship was hard. Continue reading →

Fourth Sunday of Easter       Cycle A. Readings:       1) Acts 2:14a, 36-41       Psalm 23:1-6       2) 1 Peter 2:20b-25       Gospel: John 10:1-10   By Jeff Hedglen Catholic News Service I clearly remember Captain Picard from “Star Trek: … Continue reading →

April 30, Third Sunday of Easter      Cycle A. Readings:      1) Acts 2:14, 22-33      Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-11      2) 1 Peter 1:17-21      Gospel: Luke 24:13-35   By Jean Denton Catholic News Service … Continue reading →

April 23, Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)       Cycle A. Readings:       1) Acts 2:42-47       Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24       2) 1 Peter 1:3-9       Gospel: John 10:19-31   By Sharon K. Perkins Catholic News Service We all … Continue reading →

  April 16, The Resurrection of the Lord Readings: 1) Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 2) Colossians 3:1-4 Gospel: John 20:1-9 By Jean Denton Catholic News Service I’ve long wondered why “This is the day the Lord has made; … Continue reading →

March 19, Third Sunday of Lent       Cycle A. Readings:       1) Exodus 17:3-7       Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9       2) Romans 5:1-2, 5-8       Gospel: John 4:5-42   By Jeff Hedglen Catholic News Service Why are you a Christian? What is it that has causes you to follow a man who walked the earth about 2,000 […]

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When it became clear that my mother was not going to survive her cancer, along with the devastation of this news and the heartache I felt, I also realized that I had never been to a funeral. Continue reading →

  March 26, Fourth Sunday of Lent       Cycle A. Readings:       1) 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a       Psalm 23:1-6       2) Ephesians 5:8-14       Gospel: John 9:1-41   By Sharon K. Perkins Catholic News Service In the U.S. … Continue reading →

March 19, Third Sunday of Lent       Cycle A. Readings:       1) Exodus 17:3-7       Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9       2) Romans 5:1-2, 5-8       Gospel: John 4:5-42   By Jeff Hedglen Catholic News Service Why are you a Christian? What is … Continue reading →

  March 12, Second Sunday of Lent      Cycle A. Readings:      1) Genesis 12:1-4a      Psalm 33:4-5,18-20, 22      2) 2 Timothy 1:8b-10      Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9   By Jean Denton Catholic News Service … Continue reading →