FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS (2025) Readings: Numbers 21:4b-9 Psalms 78:1bc-2, 34-38 Philippians 2:6-11 John 3:13-17 The most endearing and likable portraits of Jesus, I feel most would agree, are those we see at Christmas - an innocent child, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. It is peaceful and serene,… Continue reading FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS (2025)
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TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18 Psalms 90:3-6, 12-17 Philemon 1:9-10, 12-17 Luke 14:25-33 Perhaps there is no more important virtue expected of a teacher than truthfulness. We have a right to expect that what a teacher is teaching is true. While saying this does not sound especially profound, it is especially profound in… Continue reading TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings: Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 Psalms 68:4-7, 10-11 Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24 Luke 14:1, 7-14 The first reading from the Book of Sirach, part of the Old Testament’s Wisdom literature, describes a parent giving sage advice to his child: “my child, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be… Continue reading TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 Psalms 40:2-4, 18 Hebrews 12:1-4 Luke 12:49-53 The prophet Jeremiah is one of the most reluctant and grumpiest of the prophets in the Old Testament, and today’s first reading gives solid evidence of why that is the case. The message that Jeremiah was tasked to deliver… Continue reading
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings: Wisdom 18:6-9 Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-22 Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 Luke 12:32-48 (12:35-40 short form) The first reading from the Book of Wisdom is a good reminder from whence our religion and faith evolved. The Old (nothing pejorative ever intended) or First Testament is not just a prelude to the… Continue reading NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2005)
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2005) Readings: Genesis 18:20-32 Psalms 138:1-3, 6-8 Colossians 2:12-14 Luke 11:1-13 This Sunday’s readings tell us a great deal about prayer, from the person of Abraham at the beginning of recorded time, and from the Master of a new time and new era, our Lord Jesus, the Christ. Once again, our… Continue reading SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2005)
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings: Genesis 18:1-10a Psalms 15:2-5 Colossians 1:24-28 Luke 10:38-42 St. Benedict thought hospitality to be so important that some monks had the word tattooed on their open hands. Hospitality is one of three primary virtues that Benedict included in his Rule for monks. Hospitality is said to be the universal language… Continue reading
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Psalms 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37 Colossians 1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37 Our first reading from the Book of Deuteronomy sets the stage for understanding one of the most familiar parables in all of Scripture - the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Shortly before his death, Moses pleads with… Continue reading FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 66:10-14 Book of Psalms 66:1-7, 16, 20 Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 What might have been racing through the minds of those 72 disciples in today’s gospel from Luke? They surely possessed a strong faith in Jesus, which no doubt… Continue reading
SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL (2025)
SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL (2025) Readings: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11 Book of Psalms 34:2-9 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 Matthew 16:13-19 Last week I falsely suggested that we would be back in Ordinary time by now, but I had not consulted the liturgical Calendar. Peter, the head of the apostles, and Paul, the Apostle to… Continue reading SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL (2025)
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