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If you want to start an argument, either religion or politics can be two topics to consider. If you interject politics into preaching in church, you will find people objecting. As one who preaches, speaking for myself, I can honestly…
Read More28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BWisdom 7:7-11Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15 16-17 (14)Hebrews 4:12-13Mark 10:17-30October 13, 2024 Do you allow the Lord to be in charge of your life? Do you pray for prudence? Do you pray for wisdom? Is the…
Read MoreToday I share with you a short article to provide some hope for the Pro-Life movement regarding life in the womb. One of the common arguments presented to allow abortions is when an abortion is considered “medically necessary” to save…
Read MoreOnce again, the Pharisees come to Jesus with a question. This time they ask, “Is it lawful for husband to divorce his wife?” (today’s gospel reading). It’s not a bad question. Actually, given the amount of divorce we see today,…
Read MoreNo matter how much we know about our faith, there is always room for growth. This is evident for me in the celebration of the Feast of the Archangels on September 29th. This year the feast fell on Sunday so…
Read More26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BNumbers 11:25-29Psalm 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 (9a)James 5:1-6Mark 9:38-43, 44, 47-48September 29, 2024 Sometimes we find ourselves putting a lot of effort into worldly things. Sometimes it is because of the sins of greed…
Read MoreIn a recent email discussion about some of the questions people ask about our Catholic faith, there was one question that struck me differently. By differently, I mean I made me think a person who would ask this question was…
Read MoreWhat makes the world the way it is? James writes (in today’s second reading), “Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every foul practice.” To me it is clear that there is disorder in the world. There…
Read MoreIf you have been a reader of my blog, you’ve probably noticed that I repeat topics. At times, it is because of something in the news that presents a new perspective on a topic. One example of this is the…
Read MoreIf you live in New York State, I hope you have heard of Proposal 1. It is on our election ballot for November 5, 2024. If passed, it will amend our NYS State Constitution to enshrine abortion, procedures that attempt…
Read More24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BIsaiah 50:5-9aPsalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 (9)James 2:14-18Mark 8:27-35September 15, 2024 Generally speaking, people want things to be easy. We think that if we “walk before the LORD,” it should be easy to be…
Read MoreAs we begin a new school year, sadly we experienced a school shooting in Georgia last week. While it has been a few days since the shooting, I have not heard of a motive for the shooting. Therefore, my following…
Read MoreThe Lord speaks “to those whose hearts are frightened.” Are you one whose heart is frightened? I am. My heart is not frightened in the sense of being scared of the Lord. I know that the Lord loves me. My…
Read MoreI would like to start today with a short pop-quiz. Don’t worry! No one will see your answers (well, except God). To make it simple the questions are all true/false. They are all based on God’s Commandments and The Seven…
Read More22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BDeuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5 (1a)James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23September 1, 2024 Some of the Pharisees and the scribes saw that Jesus’ disciples “ate their meals with unclean, that is unwashed…
Read MoreI spoke about the choices we make in the article I posted Sunday, “To Whom Shall We Grow? – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B.” Following on that article, today I begin with another question, “Do people really want…
Read MoreJoshua said to the people, “If it does not please you to serve the LORD, decide today whom you will serve” (today’s first reading) We each have a choice to make. Do we want to serve God or not? It…
Read MoreI recently wrote about graduation as one of life’s milestones (“Milestones-Graduation”). This summer I experienced what could have been a milestone in my life. I received a letter from AARP that said “Happy Birthday” on the envelope. No, the letter…
Read More20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year BProverbs 9:1-6 Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 (9a)Ephesians 5:15-20John 6:51-58August 18, 2024 Jesus says, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you…
Read MoreDialogue is essential in our quest to see fulfilled what we pray in the Lord’s Prayer, “thy kingdom come, thy will be done.” If we are to do our part towards “thy kingdom come,” we need to help bring the…
Read MoreDo you hold bitterness or anger in your heart? How about fury, shouting, reviling, and malice? The Holy Spirit grieves when we hold such things in our heart (19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B). We need these things removed…
Read MoreLast week I held a current events discussion. One of the questions was very timely as we are just three months from elections. Therefore, I think it is a good topic to present here. A person asked, “What does the…
Read MoreEnslaved in Egypt the Israelites cried out to God for help. God heard their cry and sent Moses to lead them out from Egypt to the Promised Land. One would think they would be grateful but instead they “grumbled against…
Read MoreOn Sunday I asked, “Do you believe in miracles?”. When Jesus walked on earth, the miracles He did were signs to reveal to people who He is. The power of God was at work in him as the Messiah, the…
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