The Emmaus story reminds us that for all the extravagant words and stories we rightly treasure, it’s simple actions and gestures that make Christ real for us. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
Fractio Verbi
2nd Sunday in Easter, Cycle A
Far from being a sign of exasperation, Christ’s invitation to touch his wounds probably struck Thomas as exactly the kind of thing his dear friend Jesus would say, thus serving to draw him into a more mature faith. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
5th Sunday in Lent, Cycle A
When we find the strength in faith to endure our griefs and disappointments, we find, like Martha and Mary, that God had something even better in store for us all along. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
4th Sunday in Lent, Cycle A
It’s Laetare Sunday, about halfway through Lent, and a good time to answer the same questions posed to the blind man whose sight is restored: who is Jesus to us, and what are we going to do about it? Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
3rd Sunday in Lent, Cycle A
As we make our journey through Lent, perhaps today’s readings about living water will open up a crack in our hearts of stone where grace can come gushing in. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
2nd Sunday of Lent, Cycle A
The transfigured Christ beckons even the loneliest, most wounded aspects of our trembling selves to “Rise, and do not be afraid.” Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
1st Sunday in Lent, Cycle A
Today’s readings offer a stark contrast as Jesus faces the same temptation as that set before Adam and Eve, with a very different outcome… a bracing example as we begin Lent. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
The Spirit dwelling in us empowers us to be loving imitators of Christ and to see Christ in others. 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 A
Jesus takes us into the heart of the mystery when he asserts that love is the fulfillment of the law, not its usurper. 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 A
What if we thought of ourselves not just as “salt of the earth,” but as “finishing salt of the earth?” Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%