So, let’s take a step back and look at a more fundamental question about how we approach prayerful reflection on Scripture passages. Every day the staff of America write these Scripture reflections.

READING, Pa — Inside Holy Rosary Church this Good Friday, there were no microphones, no spotlights, just candles, quiet prayers, and families kneeling side by side in solemn reflection.

Nov. 27 is the beginning of Advent, a season that Christians celebrate with Scripture readings, lighting candles and prayerful reflection on the four Sundays before Christmas. This week’s clergy ...