Category: Reflections

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2019) Readings: Wisdom    18:6-9 Psalms    33:1, 12, 18-22 Hebrews    11:1-2, 8-19 Luke 12:32-48 There is good news and bad news in today’s gospel from Luke. First the good news: Jesus refers to his disciples [and us] as His “little flock,” to whom His Father “is pleased to… Continue reading Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2019)   Readings:   Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 Psalms 90:3-6, 12-14, 17 Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 Luke 12:13-21 Surely, everyone knows a family or two that has been torn apart by the reading of a will. Indeed, it makes no difference how comfortable one might be, or how much need there truly… Continue reading Eighteen Sunday in Ordinary Time

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2019) Readings: Genesis 18:20-32 Psalms: 138:1-3, 6-8 Colossians 2:12-14 Luke 11:1-13 Surely most of us recall being taught how to pray. Whether we were fortunate enough to have a Catholic education where nuns would dutifully teach us our prayers, whether we attended religious education classes in our local parishes, or… Continue reading SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2019)

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2019)   Readings:   Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Psalms 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37 Colossians 1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37 Two weeks ago in Luke’s gospel Jesus resolutely decided to start out for Jerusalem, the place where His earthly ministry would come to an end. You will recall that along the way a Samaritan… Continue reading Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2019) Readings: Isaiah 66:10-14c Psalms 66:1-7, 16, 20 Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Today’s gospel passage from Luke gives us a glimpse of a God in need. It might strike us as odd that the Almighty and All-powerful King of the Universe would be dependent on mere mortals to get… Continue reading FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2019)

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time C, July 07, 2019 Jesus not only calls us to himself but sends us out the world with the message of the Gospel. Gathered together here, we join in asking him for our needs and the needs of the world that we might be effective messengers of peace. That the… Continue reading Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time C, July 07, 2019

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2019)   Readings:   1 Kings 19:16-21 Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-11 Galatians 5:1, 13-18 Luke 9:51-62 After Lent, a full Easter season, and several weekend solemnities, our return, once again, to Ordinary Time seems a little disjointed. The liturgical flow of the mystery of our salvation, Christ’s Passion, Death, Resurrection… Continue reading Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2019

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST Readings: Genesis 14:18-20 Psalms 110:1-4 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Luke 9:11-17 Today’s solemnity of Corpus Christi gives all of us an opportunity to celebrate with a deeper appreciation the infinitely nourishing sacrament of the Eucharist. The Eucharist is at the heart of what it means to… Continue reading SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST

SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD (2019)   Readings:   Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11 Psalms 47;2-3, 6-9 Ephesians 1:17-23 Luke 24:46-53 We celebrate today, at the virtual end of the Easter season, an important mystery of Jesus’ earthly sojourn, His Ascension into heaven. Luke, at the end of his gospel, and at the… Continue reading Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord 2019