MAY

May 4, 2025  |  Third Sunday of Easter

Questions to Ponder:
• What is it like to be asked the same questions Jesus asks of Peter?
• How do I witness the risen Lord?
• Does my parish mission statement include evangelization?

May 11, 2025  |  Fourth Sunday of Easter (C)

Questions to Ponder: 
• Do I know Christ’s voice? How?
• Do I lead the Sunday assembly to life-giving water with my preaching?
• To whom do I belong?

May 18, 2025  |  Fifth Sunday of Easter

Questions to Ponder: 
• How do I imagine ecological justice when it comes to a “new earth”?
• Consider praying for those who are grieving with lectio from the second reading.
• How do I deal with conflicts and hardships in my ministry?

May 25, 2025  |  Sixth Sunday of Easter (C)

Questions to Ponder: 
• Are you as good as your word?
• How do I build a fair consensus in my parish?
• Does my preaching reflect a synodal reality in the congregation?

JUNE

June 1, 2025  |  Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

Questions to Ponder: 
• How do we experience the interplay of absence and presence in our relationships?
• Does imagining Jesus “over and above” us inspire us?
• How is seeing (or not) related to believing?

June 8, 2025  |  Pentecost Sunday

Questions to Ponder: 
• Do we see the presence of God at work in natural phenomena?
• Do we treat the proclamation of the Gospel as our primary duty?
• Do we engage in continuing education as an opportunity for the Advocate to teach us?

June 15, 2025  |  The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Questions to Ponder: 
• How often do we look upon creation with “wonder” for the God who spoke it into being?
• In what way can we “boast of our afflictions”?
• In today’s world, do we treat mysteries as problems to be solved or wonder to behold?

June 22, 2025  |  The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Questions to Ponder: 
• Do we appreciate what kind of power is at work when we impart a blessing?
• In what deserted places are we able to experience the gift of God’s presence?
• How can we lead our parishes to “give them some food yourselves” in response to people’s needs?

June 29, 2025  |  Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

Questions to Ponder: 
• What experiences have allowed us to “recover our senses” for doing God’s will?
• Can we appreciate the fatigue of our ministry as a votive offering?
• In whom do we encounter an “angel of the Lord”?

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