Author Archives: klabove

Readings “For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God.” In some ways, this is a curious passage from John’s Gospel.  Vss. 31-36 come after the conversation which Jesus had at night with Nicodemus, and sound rather similar … Continue reading →

Readings Yesterday, the Second Sunday of Easter, we concluded our celebration of the “Octave of Easter”, marked by the praying of the Gloria and the Alleluia dismissal, as well as a series of resurrection stories from the Gospels.  Today, we … Continue reading →

Readings Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” Peter was a fisherman.  So it’s not surprising that finding himself on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, he would decide to go fishing.  Or is it? They had … Continue reading →

Readings “The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, . . . “ Sometimes what is new flows directly out of what has gone before.  It … Continue reading →

Readings Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. It was early morning, before dawn.  Miserable hours had gone by since those horrible events that ended the life of the Beloved one. Yet here she was, weeping in the darkness,   As … Continue reading →

Readings “On the day of Pentecost, Peter stood up with the Eleven,raised his voice, and proclaimed: . . .” As we gather on this first weekday of our Easter Season, we recall well the events we celebrated so recently during … Continue reading →

Readings The homily for this Sunday in audio format is available. The Sunday bulletin is posted in pdf format, and the bulletin article is available here