Browsing the March 2025 archive of Thoughts from Fr. Bob
4th Sunday of Lent - March 30, 2025
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 3/26/25
Three and a half weeks into this forty-day journey through Lent, we may have lost our way. Perhaps we have returned to our normal habits, tiring under the disciplines of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. Perhaps we’ve slipped and found ourselves rationalizing our failures. The story of the prodigal son, ... Read More »
Third Sunday of Lent - March 23, 2025
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 3/20/25
The reading we heard reminds us that we are fortunate to be alive for this blessed season of Lent. Why? Because it means we still have the opportunity to repent our sins and to turn back to God with our whole hearts. We all sin; it is the human ... Read More »
Second Sunday of Lent - March 16, 2025
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 3/13/25
Like Advent, Lent is a season of preparation, in this case, for Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice on the cross and the glory of his resurrection. We prepare our souls through repentance and our bodies through fasting. We prepare our relationship with God through prayer and our relationship with others through ... Read More »
First Sunday of Lent - March 9, 2025
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 3/05/25
Each year on the first Sunday of Lent we hear how Jesus was tempted by the devil three times during his forty days in the desert. Each time he resists the devil finding strength in God’s words. As we embark on these forty days of Lent, we will encounter ... Read More »
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time - March 2, 2025
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 3/01/25
As we approach the penitential season of Lent we hear a warning from Jesus about sin. Don’t focus on the sins of our brother, our sister, or our neighbor; look at our own sins. Every year, Lent affords us the opportunity to recognize our sinfulness and our need for ... Read More »