Third Sunday of Lent
The first thing we notice in today’s Gospel for the third Sunday of Lent is how the Samaritan woman comes to the well to draw water as...
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Mar 8, 2020
Second Sunday of Lent
In St Matthew’s Gospel this weekend, God the Father speaks from heaven only twice — in this passage of the Transfiguration, and in the...
Mar 1, 2020
First Sunday of Lent
On Ash Wednesday I opened my homily with: “Today we begin the Holy Season of Lent, a time of penance and interior renewal to enable us to...
Feb 23, 2020
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
In this Sunday’s gospel passage, Jesus approached the question of just retribution with a surprising revelation of God’s intention for...
Feb 16, 2020
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Sunday there are many lessons taught in today’s Gospel passage. The core of all these lessons though can be better understood if we...
Feb 9, 2020
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel, the Lord invites us to meditate on the extraordinary grace of being chosen by him. The Lord reminds his apostles time...
Feb 2, 2020
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This feast is inspired by the account of St. Luke of the Blessed Virgin...
Jan 26, 2020
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
The arrest of St John the Baptist, mentioned at the beginning of this Gospel passage, was a moment of transition for Jesus. Before that...
Jan 19, 2020
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Sunday we read how St. John the Baptist “Saw Jesus coming toward Him.” – Jesus is always coming toward us, too. Why? Because He...
Jan 12, 2020
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
What God the Father tells Jesus after his baptism is what he wants to say to each one of us: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well...
Jan 4, 2020
The Epiphany of the Lord
Today we bring to a close our celebration of the infancy of Jesus. The Christmas season lasts one more week, and during that time we...
Dec 29, 2019
Feast of the Holy Family
St. Faustina’s vision of the Baby Jesus snuggling in her arms, by Philip Kosloski-12-20-19 at aleteia.com. Jesus wanted to teach Faustina...
Dec 22, 2019
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Christmas is only a few days away. We still have time to prepare our hearts for Our Lord’s coming. Today’s Gospel focuses on the figure...
Dec 15, 2019
Third Sunday of Advent
Today is “Gaudete Sunday.” The word “gaudete” is Latin for “rejoice,” and in the Latin version of today’s Mass, it’s the very first...
Dec 8, 2019
Second Sunday of Advent
Here are two thoughts to reflect on today, on this second Sunday of Advent. The first is, why did St. John the Baptist go to the Desert?...
Dec 1, 2019
First Sunday of Advent
The Church wants her children to always have an attitude of expectation. So she encourages us, during Advent, to take the shepherds for...
Nov 24, 2019
Solemnity of Christ the King
This past Friday, the Gospel of St. Luke 19: 45-48 spoke about how Jesus was on fire with zeal for the house of his Father and...
Nov 17, 2019
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Devotion to the Poor Souls by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. (Part 2) It must seem strange to speak of devotion to the Poor Souls. But it is...
Nov 10, 2019
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Devotion to the Poor Souls by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Over the centuries the month of November has been dedicated to the Poor Souls. No...
Nov 3, 2019
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Last week Jesus presented us the parable contrasting the prayer of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. Both went up to the temple to...
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