March 2025

Saturday Week 2 of Lent March 22, 2025 Micah:  Where do the sheep graze? Micah, the prophet, begs the Lord to forgive us and return us to rich pastures. How do we change? For what do we need forgiveness? Look around at our collective sinfulness, then get out and advocate for policy changes that protect our […]

Friday Week 2 of Lent March 21, 2025 Matthew 21:33-46 The tenants of the vineyard in today’s Gospel are expected to tend and care for it. They are only temporarily in possession of the vineyard. We are only temporarily given stewardship of the Earth. What will we leave behind for those who come after us?

Thursday Week 2 of Lent March 20, 2025 Jeremiah 17:10 and Luke 16:19-31 Lazarus, the beggar, was poor, sick, and neglected. The unnamed rich man (any unnamed person in Sacred Scripture is intended to be us, so insert your own name into the story) didn’t even see Lazarus. Today the poor, hungry, and sick are

Wednesday Week 2 of Lent March 19, 2025 Today is the feast of St. Joseph, Spouse of Mary, earthly father to Jesus. Joseph is the hero of Matthew’s Infancy Narrative, yet he never says a word! Nowhere in the Gospels does he speak. Joseph is the perfect example of ‘Actions speak louder than words.’ He

Tuesday Week 2 of Lent March 18, 2025 Isaiah 1:10, 16-20 “Make justice your aim.” If you want peace, work for justice. Have you written to your congressional representatives? Do it! Have you identified organizations that help the homeless, hungry, sick, who work for a better society? Do it! Think about running for office or

Monday Week 2 of Lent March 17, 2025 Luke 6:36-38 “Give and gifts will be given to you…For the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.” Generosity begins at home we’ve been told. Is it easier to be generous to those we don’t know? We can’t judge them (or shouldn’t anyway)

Sunday Week 2 of Lent March 16, 2025 Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Abraham and Sarah left their home, their land, their relatives, everything they knew, and traveled far on the promise of a better life. How many do the same today? We bless Abraham and Sarah for emigrating to a new country, but we condemn the

Saturday Week 1 of Lent March 15, 2025 Matthew 5:43-48 “… your Heavenly Father…causes rain to fall on the just and unjust.” That seems so unjust! I want to see the wicked get their just desserts. But ‘vengeance is mine’ says the Lord. So, I must bless the rain—God’s mercy—and allow God to work things

Friday Week 1 of Lent March 14, 2025 Ezekiel 18:21-28: I am guilty of judgment. I have judged Trump to be an evil creature devoid of a soul, empathy, or sympathy. I need to change and pray for forgiveness. The Lord is the only one who can judge, for He sees into the heart. I

Thursday Week 1 of Lent March 13, 2025 Book of Esther: “..so that he and those who are in league with him may perish.” Queen Esther feared for her nation. We fear for our nation, too. Psalm 138 and Jesus promise the Lord God will answer our prayer. Pray for a change of heart for