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15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CDeuteronomy 30:10-14Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11 (9a)Colossians 1:15-20Luke 10:25-37July 13, 2025 Each Sunday we pray the Nicene Creed (at times some parishes exercise the option to use the Apostles’ Creed). We say the words…
Read MoreOn Tuesday I posted “Considerations on the Death Penalty” as an introduction to the “letters” I have written concerning the death penalty. It is important that you read “Considerations on the Death Penalty” before you read what follows below to…
Read MoreLife is a gift. As we read in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with the…
Read More14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CIsaiah 66:10-14cPsalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 607 16, 20 (1)Galatians 6:14-18Luke 10:1-12, 17-20July 6, 2025 The Lord says, “Rejoice, with Jerusalem, and be glad.” Why? What reason do they have to rejoice? They had been defeated…
Read MoreToday, on the Fourth of July, our United States of America celebrates its founding, its independence, and freedom. God, our creator, is explicitly mentioned in our Declaration of Independence as the giver of our unalienable rights. While there are those…
Read MoreSome of my recent articles have been written in response to negative things reported in the news. It can be depressing. It is never my intent to depress anyone. In articles like “What Is Needed to Make Things Better” and…
Read MoreSaints Peter and Paul, ApostlesActs 12:1-11Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (5b)2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18Matthew 16:13-19June 29, 2025 Today begins the thirteenth week in Ordinary Time. Yet, it is not the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time that we celebrate today. Our…
Read MoreWe live in a very busy world. For some people work fills their entire lives as much as twelve hours a day or more, five…six…even seven days a week. What good does this bring them? Some people are busy with…
Read MoreGod’s timing is perfect. As the fighting between Israel and Iran continues, today’s first reading is the story of when God first promised to Abram, who would become known as Abraham, “I will make of you a great nation.” What…
Read MoreThe Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year CGenesis 14:18-20Psalm 110:1, 2, 3, 4 (4b)1 Corinthians 11:23-26Luke 9:11b-17June 22, 2025 Today we celebrate what in Latin is called Corpus Christi. In English we call it The Most Holy Body…
Read MoreWe live in a difficult world but we do so with hope from God. That has been a lot happening this week. I offer my thoughts on some of the events of this week below. Peace, Fr. Jeff
Read MoreThe Most Holy TrinityProverbs 8:22-31Psalm 8:4-5, 607, 8-9 (2a)Romans 5:1-5John 16:12-15June 15, 2025 Jesus does not act alone. There is much to tell the disciples what it means to follow him but He knew they could not bear it all…
Read MoreLast week I posted an article, “Finding Value in Suffering.” That article sought to bring positive light to the suffering we experience. I “hope” that article provided you with some hope. As I continue to see what goes on in…
Read MorePentecostActs 2:1-11Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 34 (30)1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13John 20:19-23June 8, 2025 Before the people began to build the tower of Babel, “the whole world spoke the same language” (see Genesis 11:1-9). The people decided, “Come, let us build…
Read MoreYesterday I offered a new presentation, “Knowing the Holy Spirit.” During the webinar we had a glitch when our office internet cut out briefly. Fortunately, when I checked the video this morning, it is fine. Thanks be to God. You…
Read MoreI would like to provide a brief background as to what inspired me to write the article below. Suffering comes in different forms. There are three ways in which I have been thinking about my own experiences of suffering in…
Read More7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CActs 7:55-60Psalm 97:1-2, 6-7, 9 (1a, 9a)Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20John 17:20-26June 1, 2025 Jesus knows He is about to be arrested. He knows He will be beaten, mocked, scourged, and crucified. Knowing this, He…
Read MoreWhen I began to reflect on today’s gospel, I read Jesus’ words, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices,” and immediately thought this is exactly how I feel. I weep at the…
Read MoreThe Ascension of the LordActs 1:1-11Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 (6)Ephesians 1:17-23Luke 24:46-53 We just heard of Jesus’ Ascension twice in the readings. The gospel reading comes from the very end of the Luke’s Gospel. The first reading is the very…
Read MoreHere’s a friendly reminder that one week from today, on June 5, 2025, I will be offering a new presentation called the Knowing the Holy Spirit. We receive the Holy Spirit in Baptism. We are sealed with the Holy Spirit…
Read MoreJesus says in the gospel reading for today, “the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God.” At times people talk about wars as fought on behalf of religion. People have claimed…
Read More6th Sunday of Easter, Year CActs 15:1-2, 22-29Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 (4)Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23John 14:23-29May 25, 2025 Jesus does many miracles. He teaches many things but Jesus does not act on his own. The word He speaks is not…
Read MoreI recently read Monsignor Charles Pope’s new book, The Hell There Is (Gastonia, NC: TAN Books. 2025). If you believe that Hell does exist but that hardly anyone ends up there, you should read this book. If you believe there…
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