Scripture Reflections

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fr. Joseph Veneroso, MM wrote the following reflection which was published in A Maryknoll Liturgical Year: Reflections on the Readings for Year B, available from Orbis Books. I had the good fortune to study Scripture with Rabbi Asher Finkel. What made his lectures intriguing was that his specialty was the New Testament, specifically the teachings of Jesus….

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today we have a powerful gospel full of contrasts. We find Jesus taking advantage of being alone with the disciples as they travel through Galilee to share with them where things are heading. Jesus is aware that the powers that be are not accepting his message, and he sees clearly where things are leading. Yet…

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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Maryknoll Father John Keegan considers the lessons of ministry in the Gospel through the story of the 2023 film “The Old Oak”, which tells of a community welcoming Syrian refugees.

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Corpus Christi Sunday

Sister Antoinette (Nonie) Gutzler, MM, shares the work Maryknoll Missioners in South Sudan as an example of God’s love made visible in our world.