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Oct 31, 2021
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s readings, we’re reminded that beyond the laws our faith proposes is the love with which we observe them and to which we’re...
Oct 24, 2021
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark, we find the scene from the life of Christ where Jesus heals the blind man named Bartimaeus....
Oct 16, 2021
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel James and John want glory, and Our Lord wants to show them the path they did not expect would achieve it: suffering for...
Oct 9, 2021
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The man in this parable wanted the right goal—to inherit eternal life, and to live fully in communion with God. He also sought guidance...
Oct 3, 2021
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Each October, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month to proclaim the immeasurable value of every person...
Sep 26, 2021
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
We encounter in today’s Gospel a big contrast and a big surprise. The contrast is between those who are working for God and those who are...
Sep 5, 2021
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Sunday, I’d like to open my homily with an example. In January of 2007, the Washington Post conducted an experiment you may have...
Aug 8, 2021
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus packs three significant lessons into this discourse on the Most Holy Eucharist in today’s Gospel passage. First, He points out the...
Aug 1, 2021
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In this weekend’s Gospel, Jesus begins the discourse by hinting at a great mystery: “Do not labour for the food which perishes, but for...
Jul 18, 2021
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Last week, Jesus sent out his disciples to labor in the vineyards of the Lord. In today’s Gospel, Jesus knew that merely sending his...
Jul 11, 2021
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Brothers and sisters, this week our Sunday readings have us reflect on both our calling to listen to the Word of God and our calling to...
Jul 4, 2021
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s Gospel passage teaches us some fundamental principles of our Faith. In the Jewish and Christian traditions, one of the most...
Jun 20, 2021
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The dramatic healing of the woman with the blood loss in today’s Gospel is one of the literally most touching of all Jesus’ miracles....
Jun 13, 2021
The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Just this past Friday we celebrated the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Oh, if we could but understand the love that burns in the...
Jun 6, 2021
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
We have gone, step by step, in the course of the liturgical year, from the consideration of the mysteries of the life of Jesus to the...
May 30, 2021
Trinity Sunday
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states in paragraph 234 that “The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of...
May 23, 2021
Pentecost Sunday
On Pentecost Sunday, the Holy Spirit worked a miracle in each of the apostles. As the apostles were huddled together around Mary in the...
May 2, 2021
Fifth Sunday of Easter
This weekend, in an easily-understood image, Jesus is explaining to us what our relationship with him can be like and indeed should be...
Apr 25, 2021
Fourth Sunday of Easter
The 4th Sunday of Easter is celebrated as the Good Shepherd Sunday. We think of the ‘pastoral’ love of God, as we also pray for vocations...
Apr 18, 2021
Third Sunday of Easter
There are many versions of what happened after the resurrection of Jesus. Each gospel has a different description of events. Last Sunday...
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