LITURGY IN FOCUS

Call to worship In today’s Gospel, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at the well. He listens to her story and transforms her shame to honor. Jesus is ready to give us all life-giving water and to transform us on our Lenten journey. To the point: When Jesus asked the Samaritan woman for a drink of […]

Third Sunday of Lent Reflection: Thirsting for God By SISTER MARY McGLONE Today’s Liturgy of the Word starts us out with the Israelites and Moses in the desert. After accepting God’s invitation to abandon slavery for freedom, the people quickly started complaining: They missed the food the Egyptians let them have, they feared they would […]

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Fourth Sunday of Lent Reflection: Scrutinize your life this week By SISTER MARY McGLONE On the Fourth Sunday of Lent parishes preparing people for baptism will celebrate the second of three “scrutinies.” The word “scrutiny” comes from Latin and French and refers to what we might call dumpster diving, the work of folks who look […]

Second Sunday of Lent Call to worship In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals himself in glory So that his followers will understand hat our times of trial and death will ultimately lead us to the same glory.  We find hope in the transfiguration of Jesus, and in all the transitory moments when we feel and know […]

Second Sunday of Lent Reflection: Transfiguring our lives hard to describe By SISTER MARY McGLONE On our worst days, we might say that we feel as bad as we look on our driver’s license. At the other end of the spectrum, wealthy people can commission their portraits that erase blemishes and make even the plainest […]

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Third Sunday of Lent Reflection: Thirsting for God By SISTER MARY McGLONE Today’s Liturgy of the Word starts us out with the Israelites and Moses in the desert. After accepting God’s invitation to abandon slavery for freedom, the people quickly started complaining: They missed the food the Egyptians let them have, they feared they would […]