Discipleship
This is third and final article in my article in my series reflecting on Pope Francis’ Bull of Indiction, “Spes Non Confundit” (Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025, May 9, 2024). (see “We Need Hope…
Read MoreLast week I began a short series of articles on the upcoming jubilee year of hope (see “We Need Hope Part I). I ended last week at paragraph 3 of Pope Francis’ Bull of Indiction, “Spes Non Confundit” (Bull of…
Read MoreOur Lord Jesus Christ, King of the UniverseDaniel 7:13-14Psalm 93:1, 1-2, 5 (1a)Revelation 1:5-8John 18:33b-37November 24, 2024 Today we celebrate this last Sunday of the present church year with the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.…
Read More32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B1 Kings 17:10-16Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 (1b)Hebrews 9:24-28Mark 12:38-44November 10, 2024 Jesus continues to use opportunities that arise naturally to teach. Today He tells the crowds to “Beware of the scribes.” The scribes should…
Read MoreThe 2024 election in the United States is over. There are winners and losers. Who won and who lost is not a topic I will discuss in this article. My concern is not politics. I think Archbishop Broglio’s statement today…
Read MoreAll SaintsRevelation 7:2-4, 9-14Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-61 John 3:1-3Matthew 5:1-12aNovember 1, 2024 How many saints do you know by name? St. Francis of Assisi, St. Benedict, St. Joseph, St, Ignatius, St. Bonaventure…the list could go on and on. Every saint…
Read MoreHow do we look at our present age? How do we interpret what we see in the world today? Jesus speaks to us (see today’s gospel) of how we know that when we see certain things in the weather, we…
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 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 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 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 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 MoreWhat did God create us for? Wisdom tells us “God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.” God does not want us to die in our sin. He did not create us to…
Read MoreDo we always understand how things happen? No, and we don’t have to. In today’s gospel, “Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter…
Read MoreThe Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year BExodus 24:3-8Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18 (13)Hebrews 9:11-15Mark 14:12-16, 22-26June 2, 2024 When God rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, He did not simply pull them out of Egypt and then…
Read MoreIf you are a regular reader of my blog, I would think you probably are a regular churchgoer. If so, you can use this article to reflect on why you find value in going to church. This can help keep…
Read MoreIn today’s gospel (second option), Jesus speaks of the Advocate whom He will send to us from the Father. This advocate is “the Spirit of Truth that proceeds from the Father.” The Advocate of whom Jesus speaks is the Holy…
Read More7th Sunday of Easter Year BActs 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26Psalm 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20 (19a)1 John 4:11-16John 17:11b-19May 12, 2024 Throughout the season of Easter our first reading at Mass comes from the Acts of the Apostles. Acts tells us the story…
Read MoreHere is an article in PDF format that I recently composed (with proofreading and editorial assistance from some friends.). The topic is what is the purpose of a parish.
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