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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 12:32-48 Gospel Summary The very first verse of today’s gospel reading tells us exactly why the gospel is Good News. Jesus calls us his
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year
“Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!” (Qoh 1:2). I am delighted to have a reading this Sunday from the
Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Luke 11: 1 – 13 This Gospel gives us three lessons on prayer; How to pray, be persistent in prayer, and God’s reception of our
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 10:38-42 Gospel Summary Two sisters named Martha and Mary extend hospitality to Jesus as he stops for a visit while on his journey to
Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Luke 10: 25 – 37 We know from reading the Gospels that the Pharisees and Scribes regularly looked for opportunities to test Jesus. Jesus would
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Two strikingly different images confront us immediately this week: first, Isaiah uses the image of a nursing mother gently tending to her child to describe
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 9:51-62 Gospel Summary The first verse of today’s gospel is a major marker in Luke’s story of salvation. Jesus is now ready to be
Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
Luke 9:11b-17 Gospel Summary Today’s gospel passage is Luke’s version of Jesus’ miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fish. This is one of the
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
This solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is one that we celebrate after completing ninety days of Lent and Easter during which we recalled and
Pentecost
This weekend we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit whom we worship as the third person of the Holy Trinity is
Ascension of the Lord
Luke 24:46-53 Gospel Summary The feast of the Ascension celebrates the departure of the Risen Lord from this world to the place reserved for him
Sixth Sunday of Easter
John 14:23-29 Gospel Summary When Jesus says, in today’s gospel, “Whoever loves me will keep my word,” he wishes to remind us that, though it
Fifth Sunday of Easter
In the Acts of the Apostles we here of the travels of Paul and Barnabas. These two men were not part of the original twelve
Fourth Sunday of Easter
John 10:27-30 Gospel Summary In order to appreciate fully the import of this beautiful gospel passage, we need to pay close attention to the context.
Third Sunday of Easter
John 21:1-19 Gospel Summary Simon Peter and his companions after fishing all night catch nothing. At dawn as they approach shore, someone on the shore
Second Sunday of Easter
John 20: 19–31 Gospel Summary It is surely an understatement to say that the disciples were filled with joy as Jesus appeared to them, alive
Easter Sunday
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! He is Risen! This is the refrain that is exclaimed over and over again on Easter, and should be sung throughout the
Palm Sunday
On Palm Sunday we gather in joyful anticipation to celebrate the mass at which palm fronds will be blessed and distributed and we will hear
Fifth Sunday of Lent
John 8:1-11 Gospel Summary This is the gospel about the woman who had been caught in adultery. Enemies of Jesus bring her to him at
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Luke 15:1-3.11-32 Gospel Summary When we read the parables of Jesus, we need to remind ourselves that they are not accounts of historical events. Rather,