What different story would we be telling today if the unnamed owners of the donkey had refused to give it up? Maybe we would have no story of the triumphal entry, at least not in the way Jesus wanted it. No matter how unknown a person is, he or she can still play a crucial role in the unfolding of God's plan. The Lord needs each one of us as he needed the unnamed owners of the donkey in the reading. A donkey was a very big thing in those days. The donkey was the equivalent of
Fifth Sunday of LENT The readings today draw us into a sense of rejuvenation and realignment with our baptismal call to participate in building the reign of God in our own time. In the first reading the prophet Isaiah tells us that God is doing a "new deed" amongst us, reminding us of God's constancy in doing great things for us. In the response to the psalm we acknowledge that the "Lord has done great things for us and we are filled with joy." It is this joy and sense of pur
