Make Holy Week Holy (29 March 2026)
“Then all the disciples left him and fled.” (Matthew 26:56) Lord God, let us not flee from You this week as did all the disciples.
Category: Pastor’s Pondering
Let It Be Done! (27 March 2026)
God graciously gives to every Christian a personal vocation, a mission to fulfill, by means of which we are privileged to participate in Jesus’ redemptive
Feast of Mary’s Annunciation (25 March 2026)
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38) The total acceptance
Preaching Notes – Lent 5th Sunday (22 March 2026)
Today’s Gospel is Jesus’ final miracle before His Passion and sets the scene for his arrest (John 11:1-45). Jesus who is making His way toward
Preaching Notes – Lent 4th Sunday (15 March 2026)
Jesus gives us the key to understanding today’s Gospel reading (John 9:1-41), when He plainly states: “It was not that this man sinned or his parents,
Saint Teresa of Avila and the Samaritan Woman (9 March 2026)
Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman was a favorite gospel episode of Saint Teresa of Avila (+1582). Saint Teresa learned to pray by asking Jesus
Preaching Notes – Lent 3rd Sunday (8 March 2026)
Today, the 3rd Sunday of Lent, we hear the astonishing encounter of Jesus with the Samaritan woman (John 4:5-42). After overcoming her total shock that
Preaching Notes – Lent 2nd Sunday (1 March 2026)
Every 2nd Sunday of Lent, the Church gives us the chance to hear an account of Jesus’ Transfiguration. All of the LAW (represented by Moses)
Jesus’ Transfiguration – 2nd Sunday Lent (1 March 2026)
God does not console us for our entertainment, but rather for our encouragement, for our perseverance in listening to all Jesus says and does, for
Lent Begins – Ash Wednesday (18 February 2026)
LORD GOD, awaken in my soul a desire for conversion to YOU. The traditional disciplines of Lent – prayer, fasting (sacrifice), almsgiving (generosity) – are