The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul.
Homily
Following Him to the Cross - Sunday, April 13, 2025
“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.” Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He said in reply, “I tell you, if they keep silent... Luke 19:38–40
The Effects of Jesus’ Ministry - Saturday, April 12, 2025
So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do? This man is performing many signs. If we leave him alone, all will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our land... John 11:47–48
Entering the Desert - Friday, April 11, 2025
“If I do not perform my Father’s works, do not believe me; but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may realize and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” John 10:37–39
Living in the Moment - Thursday, April 10, 2025
Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM.” So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area. John 8:58–59
The Truth Will Set You Free - Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, “If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31–32
The Language of Jesus - Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Because he spoke this way, many came to believe in him. John 8:30
The “Hour” of Jesus - Monday, April 7, 2025
But no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come. John 8:20
Scandalized by Mercy - Sunday, April 6, 2025
Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them. Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman (John 8:1–3)
Attacks From the evil one - Saturday, April 5, 2025
The guards answered, “Never before has anyone spoken like this man.” So the Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd, which does not know the law, is accursed.” Joh
The New Moses - Friday, April 4, 2025
Jesus moved about within Galilee; he did not wish to travel in Judea, because the Jews were trying to kill him. But the Jewish feast of Tabernacles was near. But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, he himself also went up, John 7:1–2; 10
Human or Divine Praise? - Thursday, April 3, 2025
“How can you believe, when you accept praise from one another and do not seek the praise that comes from the only God?” John 5:44
Amazement and Awe - Wednesday, April 2, 2025
“Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for what he does, the Son will do also. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything that he himself does...John 5:19–20