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PREPARING FOR NEXT WEEK
Fifth Sunday of Lent Reflection: Does God allow bad things to happen? By SISTER MARY McGLONE As John the Evangelist shows us how he understood Jesus, we run into some disconcerting ideas. Last week, we heard that the blind man’s disability was not a result of anyone’s sin, but the occasion for seeing the glory […]
THE WORD OF GOD THIS WEEK
Third Sunday of Lent Reflection: Thirsting for God By SISTER MARY McGLONE Today’s Liturgy of the Word starts us out with the Israelites and Moses in the desert. After accepting God’s invitation to abandon slavery for freedom, the people quickly started complaining: They missed the food the Egyptians let them have, they feared they would […]
PREPARING FOR NEXT WEEK
Fourth Sunday of Lent Reflection: Scrutinize your life this week By SISTER MARY McGLONE On the Fourth Sunday of Lent parishes preparing people for baptism will celebrate the second of three “scrutinies.” The word “scrutiny” comes from Latin and French and refers to what we might call dumpster diving, the work of folks who look […]
A letter from Bishop Lucia about Chapter 11 filing
Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Lord, As we continue our Lenten pilgrimage of prayer, fasting, and charitable works, I would like to update you on the status of the Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. The Diocese of Syracuse filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy […]
CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS
Second Sunday of Lent Call to worship In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals himself in glory So that his followers will understand hat our times of trial and death will ultimately lead us to the same glory. We find hope in the transfiguration of Jesus, and in all the transitory moments when we feel and know […]
THE WORD OF GOD THIS WEEK
Second Sunday of Lent Reflection: Transfiguring our lives hard to describe By SISTER MARY McGLONE On our worst days, we might say that we feel as bad as we look on our driver’s license. At the other end of the spectrum, wealthy people can commission their portraits that erase blemishes and make even the plainest […]