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Living into the Paschal Mystery – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 14
Living into the Paschal Mystery Today’s feast of the “Exaltation of the Holy Cross” is special, replacing the regular Sunday liturgy. It calls us to reflect upon a profound truth at the center of our…
What More Must I Give Up? – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 7
What more must I give up? I found this Sunday’s readings to be rich in challenging me in so many ways. I felt like I was on a retreat and hearing the voice of the…
Walk Humbly with Your God – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 31
Walk Humbly with Your God Today’s first reading and Gospel focus our reflection on humility. They also remind us of that popular biblical passage from the prophet Micah (6:8): “This is what Yahweh asks of…
Discipleship Costs – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 24
Discipleship Costs Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel passage from Luke can be very disturbing; they confront us and question the quality of our discipleship, our genuine following of Jesus. We must strive to enter through the “narrow…
Offensive Oratory – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 17, 2025
Offensive Oratory A middle-aged couple came up to me after Mass one day, recently. “You should avoid terms like ‘concentration camps’, ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and ‘Gestapo tactics,’” they said. I didn’t argue with them, but merely…
Becoming Credible Servants – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 10, 2025
Becoming Credible Servants Today’s Gospel mentions various forms of the word “servant” over a dozen times; we cannot fail to see the emphasis that Luke the Evangelist places on this aspect of Christ’s mission. Pope Francis, speaking…
Christ is All and in All – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, August 3, 2025
Christ is All and in All I was 26 years old when I went to Brazil in 1978 knowing that I was making a commitment of at least 6 years as our Reverend Mother at…
Knowing God as Compassionate Father – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 27, 2025
Knowing God as Compassionate Father Christian creeds address God as Father. Calling God “Our Father” is a personal address, asserting his care for all creation, especially for all humanity. God’s fatherly care is already found in the Old Testament (Deut…
Don’t Miss the Good Part – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 20, 2025
Don’t Miss the Good Part God’s Word requires only our full attention—the one, essential thing that we may, unfortunately, be unconsciously avoiding! We might be able to impress people with our capacity to throw a great party—but…
Celebrating God’s Boundless Mercy – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 13, 2025
Celebrating God’s Boundless Mercy The Name of God is Mercy was the first book of Pope Francis after his election to the papacy on March 13, 2013. Pope Francis continually insists that mercy is the very essence of God; he…
Joy That Is Complete – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, July 6, 2025
Joy That Is Complete This Sunday’s readings animated my mind and heart as I prepared this commentary. There are so many positive images: being carried in God’s arms and fondled in God’s lap; songs of…
A Critical Opportunity – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 21
Readings for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Amos 8:4-7 Psalm 113:1-2, 4-8 Timothy 2:1-8 Luke 16:1-13 or 16: 10-13
A Critical Opportunity During the government of President Salvador Allende (1970-1973) in Chile, the government tried to ensure a more just distribution of the food and land of the nation. This produced complaints from the…