Wisdom from St. Ben's

Third Sunday of Lent - March 15, 2020

What was the Samaritan woman looking for in those six men?  "The woman is made aware of what in actuality she has always known but to which she has not always adverted: that she thirsts for life itself.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 16, 2020

I have come that they may have life, and may have it more abundantly (JN 10:10).  I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and the Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.  Let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and your 'No' mean 'No."

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 16, 2020

I have come that they may have life, and may have it more abundantly (JN 10:10).  I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and the Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.  Let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and your 'No' mean 'No."

The Presentation of the Lord - February 2, 2020

Mary and Joseph present their newborn Child in the Temple.  The presentation of Jesus in the temple shows him to be the firstborn Son who belongs to the Lord.  Jesus is recognized as the long-expected Messiah, the "light to the nations" and the "glory of Israel", but also "a sign that is spoken against" (CCC 529).

The Presentation of the Lord - February 2, 2020

Mary and Joseph present their newborn Child in the Temple.  The presentation of Jesus in the temple shows him to be the firstborn Son who belongs to the Lord.  Jesus is recognized as the long-expected Messiah, the "light to the nations" and the "glory of Israel", but also "a sign that is spoken against" (CCC 529).

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 26, 2020

The first thing that Jesus does when he moves to Capernaum is to see out companions.  In the unity that Simon, Andrew, James and John experience through their friendship with Christ, they become certain that “the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 26, 2020

The first thing that Jesus does when he moves to Capernaum is to see out companions.  In the unity that Simon, Andrew, James and John experience through their friendship with Christ, they become certain that “the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 19, 2020

John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.  John immediately recognizes that Christ is the one the world has been waiting for.

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 19, 2020

John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.  John immediately recognizes that Christ is the one the world has been waiting for.