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The Nativity of the Lord
In reading the scriptures and prayers for the Christmas midnight mass I couldn’t help but be captured by the responsory which we sing together: “Today
Fourth Sunday of Easter
In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles Paul and Barnabas preach to the Jews at Antioch in Pisidia; this was one of
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Lectionary 12 One of the traditions I look forward to most during the hope-filled Advent season is the singing of the “O antiphons.” These are
Third Sunday of Advent
Zephaniah 3: 14 – 18A, Phillippians 4: 4 – 7, Gospel Luke 3: 10 – 18 Christmas is a time for gift giving, and the
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Lectionary 689 Each year on December 8th Catholics the world over celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception; this important feast day honors Christ by
Second Sunday of Advent
Luke 3:1-6 Gospel Summary Luke’s elaborate attempt to locate the arrival of John the Baptist in the context of secular history seems to be the
First Sunday of Advent
Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Gospel Summary Luke places Jesus’ discourse about the destruction of the temple and his coming at the end of the world immediately
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Lectionary 161 Many people I have encountered in recent years have shared concerns with me about the direction in which events in our world seem
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Daniel 12; 1 – 3, Hebrews 10: 11 – 14, 18, Mark 13: 24 – 32 This Sunday is the last ordinary Sunday of Ordinary
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 12: 38–44 Gospel Summary The Scribes mentioned in today’s gospel were not a religious sect, as were the Pharisees and Sadducees. They were simply
Solemnity of All Saints
Revelation 7: 2 – 4, 9 – 14, 1 John 3: 1 – 3, Matthew 5: 1 – 12 Today we pause to recognize, honor
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 12: 28–34 Gospel Summary In a friendly conversation a scribe asks Jesus what he believes the first of all the commandments to be. Jesus
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lectionary 149 In today’s reading from Jeremiah we hear wonderful news; the prophet announces that the blind and the lame will be healed and will
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 53: 10 – 11 Mark 10: 35 – 45 This Gospel has ambition, jealousy and the paradox of Christian leadership. James and John approach
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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
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
