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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 John 1:35-42 January 18, 2015 Standing with some of his disciples, John the Baptist sees Jesus walk by and immediately points his disciples to Jesus…
Read MoreThe Baptism of the Lord Isaiah 55:1-11 1 John 5:1-9 Mark 1:7-11 January 11, 2015 Today our celebration of our Christmas Season draws to a close with our celebration of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus. Our Christmas Season began…
Read MoreThe Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12 January 4, 2015 It’s Christmas! Well, it’s not Christmas day but we celebrate the Season of Christmas until the Baptism of the Lord, which falls on January 11th…
Read MoreHoly Family, Year B Genesis 15:1-6, 21:1-3 Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19 Luke 2:22-40 December 28, 2014 The scriptures contains stories of models of faith to us. One of the early models of faith in the Old Testament is Abraham, first…
Read MoreChristmas Mass During the Night Isaiah 9:1-6 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 December 25, 2014 Why are we here? The answer would seem obvious. It’s Christmas and that means we come to church but why? We have Mass every Sunday but…
Read More4th Sunday in Advent, Year B 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38 December 21, 2014 Today we hear about King David and Mary, two people very much interested in doing God’s Will but come from two…
Read MoreHere are some pre-Christmas thoughts I wrote for the bulletin as we come close to Christmas. Well, here we are just a few days till Christmas. We will celebrate Masses as follows: Christmas Eve 4:00 p.m. Children’s Christmas Pageant with…
Read More3rd Sunday in Advent, Year B Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28 December 14, 2014 Christmas is getting closer but it still isn’t here yet. We are still waiting. As the time drew closer for Jesus’ birth,…
Read More2nd Sunday in Advent, Year B Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 2 Peter 3:8-14 Mark 1:1-8 December 7, 2014 During Advent many of our first readings come from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. The book can be divided into…
Read MoreOur Advent Season is a time of waiting and preparation as we get ready for the coming of Jesus Christ. It would be great if our normal lives could go on hold so we can focus on the season for…
Read More1st Sunday in Advent, Year B Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:33-37 November 30, 2014 Today we mark the beginning of a new liturgical year with our celebration of the First Sunday of Advent. In the first…
Read MoreHere is an article I wrote for the cover of this week’s bulletin. Is It New Year’s Already? Today we celebrate the beginning of a new year. If you look at most calendars, you might think I have really lost…
Read MoreAs a nation today we celebrate Thanksgiving Day but we shouldn’t be thankful just one day a year. Our thanksgiving should be part of the attitude we live our whole life with. Our presence in the world should reflect an attitude…
Read MoreOur Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Year A Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28 Matthew 25:31-46 November 23, 2014 Today is the last Sunday of our liturgical year before we began a new year with Advent…
Read More33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30 November 16, 2014 As the man was preparing to go away on a journey, he knew he had to leave someone in charge…
Read MoreThe Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17 John 2:13-22 November 9, 2014 Today we celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. There are not many days that take precedence…
Read MoreAll Souls’ Day Wisdom 3:1-9 Romans 6:3-9 John 6:37-40 November 2, 2014 Yesterday morning we celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints, venerating those who have already passed into the Kingdom of Heaven. Today we celebrate the Commemoration of the All…
Read More30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Exodus 22:20-26 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10 Matthew 22:34-40 October 26, 2014 As Christians we generally think in terms of ten commandments. God first offers these commandments in chapter 20 of the Book of…
Read More29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b Matthew 22:15-21 October 19, 2014 Once again some of the Pharisees try to entrap Jesus. This time come to him acting like they believe him, praising…
Read More28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 25:6-10a Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Matthew 22:1-14 October 12, 2014 Isaiah speaks of how God will provide “a feast of rich food and choice wines.” This feast comes at the end of…
Read More27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 5:1-7 Philippians 4:6-9 Matthew 21:33-43 October 5, 2014 Isaiah speaks of his “friend” who worked diligently to create the perfect vineyard. He did everything one would expect, he spaded it, cleared…
Read More26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Ezekiel 18:25-28 Philippians 2:1-11 Matthew 21:28-32 September 28, 2014 What does the word “Church” mean to you? We call the buildings we worship in “churches” but is “church” just a building? Without a…
Read More25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 55:6-9 Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a Matthew 20:1-16a September 21, 2014 The landowner goes out and hires workers for the day and agrees to pay them the “usual daily wage”. There is nothing usual…
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