Sixth Sunday of Easter

In the Sixth Week of Easter, we continue to ponder with hope the promise of sharing life with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Today’s reading from the Book of Revelation takes us to Heaven, to the eternal Kingdom where we shall dwell with the Trinity. St. John...

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Once, when a scribe asked Jesus, “Which is the greatest commandment in the law?”, the Lord responded by saying, in short, love God above all else and your neighbor as yourself (cf. Mt 22:36-40). In today’s Gospel, he elaborates on the way of love, giving us a new...

Fourth Sunday of Easter

This, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is often referred to as “Good Shepherd Sunday.” Today’s brief Gospel passage recounts Jesus saying, “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” Not infrequently we hear ourselves or others say about the Lord, If only...

Third Sunday of Easter

In today’s Gospel, Peter has an intensely personal encounter with the Risen Lord. Three times Jesus asks him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Each time the question is asked, Peter must go deeper in his response. His first response might have been little more...

Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday

Today we see the fulfillment of what the angel said to St. Joseph about Mary and her Son: “…she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” (Mt 1:21). Jesus, Son of God and Son of Mary, has saved us from our sins....