CONNECTING POINT: JUNE 28, 2020 Published on June 22, 2020 These times challenge our ways of being hospitable. To say hospitality among the people of our Bible was a big deal is an understatement. We flee
CONNECTING POINT: JUNE 21, 2020 Published on June 15, 2020 This week’s connecting point Jesus is giving his disciples a pep talk. He knows the journey he is preparing them for is a tough
CONNECTING POINT: JUNE 14, 2020 Published on June 8, 2020 The source and summit of all we do and are to be as Catholic Christians is the Holy Eucharist. Unfortunately, for so many of us, we are on an
CONNECTING POINT: JUNE 7, 2020 Published on June 1, 2020 Which person of the Trinity draws me into God’s love and peace? Today’s reading brings us back to “Ordinary Time” after several weeks of
Connecting Point: May 31, 2020 Published on May 25, 2020 Pentecost is a celebration for many reasons: it marks the end of the Easter season, is the birthday of the Church, and reminds us of the power that
Connecting Point: May 24, 2020 Published on May 18, 2020 Today, as we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, we recognize the disciple’s confusion as Jesus leaves them for the last time. They are given a
Connecting Point: May 17, 2020 Published on May 11, 2020 “Always be ready to give an explanationto anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope,but do it with gentleness and reverence,keeping your
Connecting Point: May 10, 2020 Published on May 4, 2020 In today’s Gospel, Jesus tries to “untrouble” the hearts of his disciples at the Last Supper. Their hearts are troubled as they
Connecting Point: May 3, 2020 Published on April 27, 2020 Have you ever stopped to think about all of the metaphors that God and Jesus use in the Bible? In the Gospel this week, Jesus uses the metaphor of
Connecting Point: April 26, 2020 Published on April 20, 2020 This weekend of Easter in our Gospel from Luke we read the jewel mine, a summary story, an encapsulation of the adventure of the Christian life,
Connecting Point: April 19, 2020 Published on April 13, 2020 How can I share the joy of receiving Christ’s peace? In this reading for the Second Sunday of Easter, Jesus appears to the frightened disciples and
Connecting Point: April 12, 2020 Published on April 11, 2020 In the Opening Prayer at Mass on Easter Sunday we pray: “Bestow upon those baptized in (Jesus’) death the power flowing from his
Connecting Point: April 5, 2020 Published on March 30, 2020 How can I create a path for Christ? This weekend we celebrate Palm Sunday. The passion narrative is proclaimed, but first we hear a Gospel
Connecting Point: March 29, 2020 Published on March 23, 2020 This week’s readings (and Connecting Point) continue the theme of transformation. Last week in the gospel, Jesus healed the blind man and
Connecting Point: March 22, 2020 Published on March 16, 2020 How can seeing the world as Jesus does allow me to be transformed? This weekend, we hear the story of the man born blind. Back then, the popular
Connecting Point: March 15, 2020 Published on March 9, 2020 How is the living water of my baptism transforming me today? Water is necessary for life. It is so essential that scientists search for its presence
Connecting Point: March 8, 2020 Published on March 2, 2020 How do I live out the holy life to which God is calling me? “He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our works, but according to
Connecting Point: March 1, 2020 Published on February 24, 2020 How will I resist even the smallest temptations this Lent? In the Gospel today, Jesus is alone in the desert and shows complete obedience to
Connecting Point: February 23, 2020 Published on February 17, 2020 Who do I need to pray for and love? In the Gospel, from Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us how we are to respond when people are
Connecting Point: February 16, 2020 Published on February 10, 2020 How can I seek God’s wisdom in daily challenges? We make many decisions throughout the course of our day. Some decisions require more wisdom