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13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mark 5:21-43 June 28, 2015 Jesus heals both a woman who had been hemorrhaging for twelve years and a twelve year old girl who “died.” …
Read MoreWhat follows below is the article I wrote for the cover of our parish bulletin last weekend. I had meant to post it before now but forgot. I was reminded of it yesterday when I attended our annual diocesan ministerium…
Read More12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Job 38:1, 8-10 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 Mark 4:35-31 June 21, 2015 Job had been a patient person. By worldly standards he had been a great man with wealth and family but that had…
Read More11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Ezekiel 17:22-24 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 Mark 4:26-34 June 14, 2015 Ezekiel serves as a prophet of God some six hundred years before the birth of Jesus. It is a time when the people…
Read MoreThe Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year B Exodus 24:3-8 Hebrews 9:11-15 Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 June 7, 2015 Today we celebrate the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. The name is important. We do not call it…
Read MoreThe Most Holy Trinity, Year B Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 Romans 8:14-17 Matthew 28:16-20 May 31, 2015 As a group of young children were preparing for Confirmation, the bishop had the opportunity to come and speak with the children. He was…
Read MoreHi, I just posted the video of my fourth presentation in the We Profess, We Believe series on the creed on my website at https://www.renewaloffaith.org/video—jesus-and-the-holy-spirit.html. Later tonight, I will be giving the final presentation in the series. Watch for that video coming…
Read MorePentecost, Year B Vigil Readings Genesis 11:1-9 Romans 8:22-27 John 7:37-39 Morning Acts of the Apostles 2:1-1 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 May 24, 2015 On Monday we will celebrate an important national holiday, Memorial Day. This holiday has…
Read More7th Sunday of Easter, Year B Acts of the Apostles 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26 1 John 4:11-16 John 17:11b-19 May 17, 2015 Today we hear Jesus praying. Shortly He will be arrested and crucified. He is fully aware of this so…
Read More6th Sunday of Easter, Year B Acts of the Apostles 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 1 John 4:7-10 John 15:9-17 May 10, 2015 We pick up where we left off last week, with Jesus speaking to us about remaining in His love.…
Read MoreEach year our parish celebrates a Mass with the Anointing of the Sick and today is the day. As I prepare my homily here are some thoughts I would like to share with you. Sacraments are a powerful thing and…
Read More5th Sunday of Easter, Year B Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31 1 John 3:18-24 John 15:1-8 May 3, 2015 To help us understand what our relationship should be with Him, Jesus uses earthly comparisons like “I am the light of…
Read More4th Sunday of Easter, Year B Acts of the Apostles 4:8-12 1 John 3:1-2 John 10:11-18 April 26, 2015 World Day of Prayer for Vocations Jesus proclaims “I am the good shepherd.” We take this as a basic statement. After…
Read More3rd Sunday of Easter, Year B Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 1 John 2:1-5a Luke 24:35-48 April 19, 2015 The story in our gospel passage today comes right after Jesus has appeared to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. They…
Read More2nd Sunday of Easter, Year B Acts of the Apostles 4:32-35 1 John 5:1-6 John 20:19-31 April 12, 2015 The disciples are scared. Jesus their leader has been arrested, beaten, and crucified. They fear the same thing could happen to…
Read MoreEaster Vigil 2015 Genesis 1:1-2:2 Genesis 22:1-18 Exodus 14:15-5:1 Isaiah 55:1-11 Romans 6:3-11 Mark 16:1-7 April 4, 2015 Tonight is a special night. It’s special for our twelve people who will be entering into the Church tonight and completing their…
Read MoreGood Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42 April 3, 2015 Jesus has been crucified. This is a punishment used only for the worst of criminals but Jesus is not a criminal. When they bring Jesus to Pilate, Pilate…
Read MoreHoly Thursday, Year A Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15 April 2, 2015 The Passover stood placed at the head of the Jewish calendar and the Jews celebrated it as a “memorial feast” and as a “perpetual institution.”…
Read MorePalm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Year B Gospel for Blessing of the Palms – Mark 11:1-10 Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 March 29, 2015 Why did it have to happen this way? Jesus’ final week started…
Read More5th Sunday in Let, Year B Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 5:7-9 John 12:20-33 March 22, 2015 Do we really want Jesus to be part of our lives? One might be inclined to say I won’t be here in church if I…
Read More4th Sunday in Let, Year B 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 Ephesians 2:4-10 John 3:14-21 March 15, 2015 The Books of Chronicles help tell the story of God’s relationship with the people. Today’s passage comes from a time when the…
Read More3rd Sunday in Let, Year B Exodus 20:1-17 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 John 2:13-25 March 8, 2015 We generally don’t think of Jesus as getting angry but today we hear that “He made a whip out of cords and drove them…
Read More2nd Sunday in Let, Year B Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Romans 8:31b-34 Mark 9:2-10 March 1, 2015 I’m not sure which is more astonishing to me, that God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac or that Abraham was willing to…
Read More1st Sunday in Let, Year B Genesis 9:8-15 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:12-15 February 22, 2015 Jesus had just been baptized by John in the Jordan River. One might think it would have been time to celebrate. However, instead of…
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