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Please note that while this article can be read on its own, its deepest meaning is found when it is read in conjunction with two previous articles, “What Is Need in the World” and “A Heart for Love,” These articles…
Read More3rd Sunday of Lent, Year C – ReflectionExodus 3:1-8a,13-15Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 607, 8, 11 (8a)1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12Luke 13:1-9March 23, 2025 Last week we heard the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration. In my homily, I spoke of ways in which we…
Read MoreLast week I wrote “What Is Need in the World” as my reflection on the first portion of Pope Francis’ recent encyclical, Dilexit Nos (October 24, 2024). Today I would like to continue to offer my own reflection on what…
Read More2nd Sunday of Lent, Year CGenesis 15:5-12, 17-18Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 (1a)Philippians 3:17-4:1Luke 9:28b-36March 16, 2025 The Bible is the story of Salvation History. It is the story of hope for it is the story of God’s love for…
Read MoreIn my most recent blog articles, “The Quest for Peace” Part I and Part II, I discussed how we are all looking for peace, but not just peace that is the absence of violence. People, whether they know it or…
Read More1st Sunday of Lent, Year C – ReflectionDeuteronomy 26:4-10Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 (see 15b)Romans 10:8-13Luke 4:1-13March 9, 2025 When famine came, Jacob moved his family to Egypt where Joseph had built up large stores of grain. There, his family…
Read MoreAsh WednesdayJoel 2:12-18Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 114 and 17 (3a)2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18March 5, 2025 What brings you to church today? One might come because you think you are supposed to come. You should come today but attendance today…
Read MoreLast week I discussed what peace is and what it is not in Part I of The Quest for Peace. We seek peace, the peace that is a fruit of Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). We need to let the Holy…
Read MoreEighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CSirach 27:4-7Psalm 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 (see 2a)1 Corinthians 15:54-58Luke 6:39-45March 2, 2025 Lent starts in a few days. Have you given much thought to what you will do for Lent? Our readings today are…
Read MoreYesterday was the third anniversary of the beginning on Russia’s attacks on Ukraine. What we want, what we need is peace. Whether everyone knows it or not, we are all on a quest for peace. War, violence, and terrorism is…
Read More7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C – Reflection1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13 (8a)1 Corinthians 15:45-49Luke 6:27-38February 23, 2025 Saul was envious of David. Saul was king but David received more praise. In his…
Read MoreAs I prayed the Office of Readings for Saturday Week I recently, I was struck by the following verses in the first reading, “Brothers, even if a person is caught in some transgression, you who are spiritual should correct that…
Read MoreIn the last few days at daily Mass we heard the story of Creation from the Book of Genesis, followed by the story of the first sin, original sin, by Adam and Eve. We heard of the punishment prescribed by…
Read MoreIsaiah’s service as our Lord’s prophet started with an encounter with the Lord (as told in today’s first reading). He “saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne.” How would encountering the Lord in this way affect you?…
Read MoreWe’ve probably all said something in a hasty response that we later wished we could take back. We do well to ask ourselves if we think before we speak. You might be thinking of someone you know that you think…
Read MoreThe Presentation of the LordMalachi 3:1-4Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10 (8)Hebrews 2:14-18Luke 2:22-40February 2, 2025 Today is 40 days since Christmas. After 40 days a Jewish mother who had given birth would undergo purification rituals. At this time, Mary and…
Read More“Today is holy to the LORD your God” (3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, first reading). What made that day holy? That day something happened that hadn’t happened in a long time. “Ezra the priest brought the law before…
Read MoreAs a society, I feel we are broken. We are in need of healing. Why do I think we are broken? I see several signs of the brokenness. We see it in heated initial responses different groups say to each…
Read MoreThose who have read this blog for a long time and/or have read through much of my website know that Catholic Pro-Life teaching spans over many issues. However, in recent months much of the focus has been on abortion. This…
Read MoreSecond Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CIsaiah 62:1-5Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10 (3)1 Corinthians 12:4-11John 2:1-11January 19, 2025 Christmas is over and we have begun Ordinary Time. Our use of the term “ordinary” for this time of year does not…
Read MoreWhen I was a kid, I was a fan of superhero shows and movies. As a kid, it was cool to think of having superpowers and what you could do with them. This remains true of superheroes today. When I…
Read MoreToday we celebrate the Baptism of our Lord. On Christmas day Jesus was born a man. In Baptism, He born spiritually as “heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon him.” John the Baptist baptized many but the baptism…
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