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Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s first reading comes from the little-read but fascinating Book of Numbers. This book got its title from the fact that a census of the
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In our culture it is common to speak of disorders in terms of the current dictionary definition; “an abnormal physical or mental condition.” They can
Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
This Sunday we hear a passage from the New Testament which helped to launch the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century. It is taken from
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the Gospel today we see how the presence of Jesus was a fulfillment of numerous prophecies. God did not just randomly decide to send
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today all of the scriptures we hear at mass affirm the same theme, that of the necessity of carefully observing God’s law. This is first
Twenty first Sunday in Ordinary Time
This weekend we listen to the end of the Bread of life Discourse in which Jesus seemed to have crossed a line for many of
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today, in the midst of the summer heat, we pause to refresh ourselves as we celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
This weekend we hear about murmuring which is a noun we don’t hear too often in our day. Murmuring is much more than the idle
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
As we reach the high summer and vacation season is in full swing, many people are enjoying the freedom to travel and see family, or
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Gospel this weekend if from the beginning of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John in which Jesus speaks of himself as being
Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Shepherds and their flocks are the subject of today’s scripture readings at mass, with the recurring theme of shepherds who have failed their flocks featuring
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The opening line of the Gospel for this weekend gives us an important message: “Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two
Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
On this Fourth of July holiday weekend, as we celebrate the independence of our nation, the scripture readings begin with a word from the great
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Gospel this week is somewhat unique in that it begins with a synagogue official approaching Jesus and expressing his faith that Jesus could heal
Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s scripture readings address a point common in the Bible: that of the grandeur and power of nature as an indicator of the glory of
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Spring and Summer are the times for gardens. Each Spring it is a beautiful sight when the first Crocus peeps through the soil, the daffodils
Corpus Christi
Today on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, better known as Corpus Christi, the Church rejoices in the gift of
Solemnity of the Most Blessed Trinity
This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church (YouCat) describes the Trinity this way, “Christians
Pentecost
Today we come to the conclusion of the joyful Easter season and are given an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to strengthen us for the
