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“[Unless] a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.”  – John 12: 24-25 In this week’s Gospel, as we approach Palm Sunday, Jesus is increasingly clear about the demands of Chris­tian discipleship. “Whoever loves his life loses it,

“But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that their works may be clearly seen as done in God.”  – John 3: 21 In this week’s Gospel, we hear perhaps the most fa­mous passage from the New Testament: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoev­er believes

“Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money changers seated there. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area…” John 2: 13-15 For this third week of Lent, the Scripture readings center

“Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them…”   Mark 9: 2-3 In the readings for the second Sunday of Lent, we hear the challenging story of Abraham’s near sacrifice of Isaac, followed by the story of Jesus’ transfiguration before three disciples