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Lectionary #668, Gospel: John 6: 37-40 Christians have rightly prayed for their beloved dead from the first days of our faith, asking that their deceased

Revelation 7: 2 – 4, 9 – 14; 1 John 3: 1 – 3; Matthew 5: 1 – 12 How do you define a Saint?

Matthew 5: 1–12 Gospel Summary For the feast of All Saints we are asked to reflect on the first, and perhaps most important, verses of

Lectionary #149, Gospel: Mark 10: 46-52 The first reading this Sunday gives the people of Israel a reason to rejoice and place a renewed sense

Mark 10: 46–52 Gospel Summary The curing of a blind man in today’s gospel passage is remarkable for several reasons. First of all, it is

Mark 10: 35–45 Gospel Summary James and John ask that when Jesus enters his glory he would grant them positions of honor and power. Jesus

Isaiah 53: 10 – 11, Mark 10: 35 – 45 This Gospel has ambition, jealousy and the paradox of Christian leadership. James and John approach

Mark 10: 17–30 Gospel Summary In today’s gospel passage, the rich young man who approaches Jesus asks the universally felt human question about the possibility

Lectionary #143, Gospel: Mark 10: 17-30 “The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit,

Mark 10: 2–16 Gospel Summary Some Pharisees, wanting to involve Jesus in current controversies about divorce, ask him whether it is lawful for a husband

Genesis 2: 18 – 24, Mark 10: 2 – 16 The reading from Genesis is one of the more popular readings that couples select for their

Lectionary #137, Gospel: Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 We rarely hear from the book of Numbers in the readings at mass; aside from New Year’s Day,

Mark 9: 38–43, 45, 47–48 Gospel Summary Mark’s gospel is noted for its use of plain and blunt language, and today’s gospel passage is a

Mark 9: 30–37 Gospel Summary While journeying through Galilee, Jesus teaches his disciples and tells them that he is to be handed over to those

Mark 9: 30 – 37 This Gospel is similar to that of last Sunday when Jesus spoke of his passion. After that first mention to

Mark 8: 27–35 Gospel Summary Today’s gospel passage gives us an account of the most critical turning-point in the public ministry of Jesus. The stage

Lectionary #131, Gospel: Mark 8: 27-35 The New Testament epistle today offers a text that has often been employed by Catholics in debates with Protestants

Isaiah 35: 4 – 7a, Gospel: Mark 7: 31 – 37 Last month I wrote about prophets and the difficulties they face, this homily focuses

Mark 7: 31–37 Gospel Summary Jesus leaves the district of Tyre, and by way of Sidon goes into the district of the Decapolis. People beg

Mark 7: 1–8, 14–15, 21–23 Gospel Summary Today’s gospel reading introduces a familiar theme concerning religious observance. The Pharisees were a group of very observant