As Lent winds down, we might ponder the love we yearn to show God and neighbor, despite our persistent falling short of that sincere goal. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
4th Sunday in Lent, Cycle B
Saying “yes” to the invitation to salvation in Jesus Christ ushers in a fresh start, a renewing “do-over”–as long as we leave our stubborn selfishness behind. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
3rd Sunday in Lent, Cycle B
Jesus Christ, God’s incarnate Son, is not merely a very perceptive, upright person worthy of emulation, but Wisdom, Love, the Living Word Himself. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
2nd Sunday in Lent, Cycle B
Two encounters with God on mountaintops in this Sunday’s scripture are vivid reminders that whatever trials we face, we do so in the sustaining presence of the Lord. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
1st Sunday in Lent, Cycle B
As Lent gets underway, we’re invited to cherish the presence of Christ in the Liturgy of the Word just as we revere his real presence in the Eucharist. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
As he offers his healing touch, Jesus is unequivocal about the fundamental humanity of the suffering man in front of him, whom others can see only as a leper. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
No human life is immune from drudgery and a yearning for “something more.” Prayer and persistent belief can remind us that in Christ, we have that something more for which we long. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
Imagine being in the congregation when Jesus cast out a demon simply by being fully himself. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
What would it feel like to embrace life fully, rather than simply avoid death? Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
Epiphany of the Lord
Epiphany offers us a chance to ponder the many ways Jesus Christ is made manifest to us as we move through our days and weeks. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%