Posts Tagged ‘Acts’

Ascension Thursday

May 19, 2009

Readings: Acts 1:1-11 Eph. 1:17-23 Mark 16:15-20 Thoughts for your consideration: Jesus Christ is the incarnation of God and Man. His life demonstrates to us the great mystery of what it means to be a human who serves the will of God the Father. True, Jesus is the Son of God and as such we ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Acts, Ascension, incarnation, Jesus, John, Mark

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Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 13, 2009

Readings: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 1 John 4:7-10 John 15:9-17 Thoughts for your consideration: This week’s readings tell us that God is very active, and the source of his action is Love. In all three readings we are made aware that God is the active agent that creates the moments of possibilities for us ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Acts, Cornelius, God is Love, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, love, Peter, The great commandment

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Fourth Sunday of Easter

Apr 28, 2009

Readings: Acts 4:8-12 1 John 3:1-2 John 10:11-18 Thoughts for your consideration: Last week we left the Jerusalem community trying to comprehend the Easter mystery. Through the name of Jesus, whom they crucified, a crippled beggar was healed by Peter. The readings included the Gospel from John in which Jesus himself explains the mystery ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Acts, Caiaphas, Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Easter, Gamaliel, Good Shepherd, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, Lectionary Reflections, Peter, Preferential Option for the Poor, solidarity, The Passion of the Christ

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Third Sunday of Easter

Apr 22, 2009

Readings: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 1 John 2:1-5a Luke 24:35-48 Thoughts for your consideration: by John Gonzalez I find the readings during the Easter Season fascinating. Here the disciples of Jesus just experienced an amazing tragedy with the death of the Messiah at the hands of the authorities. Afterwards they experience the amazing intervention by ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Acts, compassion, Easter, God, Greatest Commandment, incarnation, John, justice, Luke, Peter, poor, reconciliation, Resurrection

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Lectionary Reflection: Second sunday of Easter

Apr 14, 2009

Readings: Acts 4:32-35 1 John 5:1-6 John 20:19-31 Thoughts for your consideration: by Fr. John Bucki, SJ Today’s scriptures offer at least three connections to Catholic Social Teaching: The first reading from Acts reminds us of the commitment by early Christian community to the communal life. They shared whatever they had and held all their ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Acts, Catholic Social Teaching, community, Economic Justice, Education for Justice, John, Peace, Pope Benedict XVI, solidarity, Thomas, violence