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Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul Vigil Acts 3:1-10 Galatians 1:11-20 John 21:15-19 Day Acts 12:1-11 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 Matthew 16:13-19 June 29, 2014 Today would normally be the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time but June 29th is…
Read MoreThe Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year A Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 John 6:51-58 June 22, 2014 Last week we celebrated the Most Holy Trinity as a central mystery of our faith. This week we…
Read MoreThe Most Holy Trinity, Year A Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 John 3:16-18 June 15, 2014 Today we celebrate the Most Holy Trinity. The Trinity is central to the way we pray as Catholics. Every time we celebrate…
Read MoreSome of the colonists who came to America over 300 years ago came seeking religious freedom. When the United States became an independent nation, we adopted a constitution that included a Bill of Rights. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of…
Read MorePentecost, Year A Vigil Readings Genesis 11:1-9 Romans 8:22-27 John 7:37-39 Day Acts 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 June 8, 2014 Fifty days have passed since Easter. Our celebration of Pentecost now draws our Easter season to a…
Read More7th Sunday in Easter, Year A Acts 1:12-14 1 Peter 4:13-16 John 17:1-11a June 1, 2014 On Thursday we celebrated the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven where he returns to be seated at the right hand of the Father. Before…
Read MoreThe video of my presentation on Death, Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory is now available at https://renewaloffaith.org/basics/talking/fourlastthings.htm. Peace, Fr. Jeff
Read More6th Sunday in Easter, Year A Acts 5-8, 14-17 1 Peter 1 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 May 25, 2014 Jesus gives us a mission to proclaim the gospel. St. Francis tells us ‘proclaim the gospel always, to use words only…
Read More5th Sunday in Easter, Year A Acts 6:1-7 1 Peter 2:4-9 John 14:1-12 May 18, 2014 Jesus says, “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” The reality is the world is not perfect and we can have “troubled hearts.” Sometimes,…
Read More4th Sunday of Easter, Year A Acts 2:14a, 36-41 1 Peter 2:20b-25 John 10:1-10 May 11, 2014 We speak of Jesus as the Good Shepherd. We have statues of Jesus as a shepherd holding a lamb. We think of the…
Read More3rd Sunday in Easter, Year A Acts 2:14, 22-33 1 Peter 1:17-21 Luke 24:13-35 May 4, 2014 First Communion The disciples are walking on the road to Emmaus, troubled by what has happened, naming the Crucifixion and the empty tomb. …
Read MoreEaster is the most important time of the year for us as we celebrate the gift of the Eucharist, Jesus’ Crucifixion, and his Resurrection not as three separate events but one event over three days intimately linked together (for more…
Read More2nd Sunday in Easter, Year A Acts 2:42-47 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 April 26, 2014 Last Sunday we heard that the disciples had found Jesus’ tomb empty. We know this to be good news because Jesus is risen…
Read MoreEaster Vigil, Year A Genesis 1:1-2:2 Genesis 22:1-18 Exodus 14:15-5:1 Isaiah 55:1-11 Romans 6:3-11 Matthew 28:1-10 April 19, 2014 Last Sunday we began Holy Week with the gospel proclaiming Jesus entering into Jerusalem. Thursday night we remembered how Jesus washed…
Read MoreGood Friday, Year A Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42 April 18, 2014 Our passion began with saying that Jesus went out. Jesus was not dragged away with force like a resistant criminal. Jesus went willing, knowing everything that…
Read MoreHoly Thursday, Year A Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-5 April 17, 2014 As we began Mass tonight, the season of Lent came to a close and the event of Easter is upon us. Tonight begins the Easter…
Read MorePassion Sunday, Year A Matthew 21:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Matthew 26:14-27:66 April 13, 2014 Today we begin a very special week. The events of this week climax with the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus but we need to think…
Read More5th Sunday in Lent, Year A Ezekiel 37:12-14 Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 April 6, 2014 Lazarus is ill. He is also a friend of Jesus. Jesus has healed lots of people. So one would think that when Jesus receives word…
Read MoreFrom this week’s bulletin cover. The calendar says Spring began on March 20th but since then we have seen cold temperatures and snow. So, we wonder when we will really see some spring weather. I’m writing this on Tuesday when…
Read More4th Sunday in Lent, Year A 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 March 30, 2014 Jesus encounters a man born blind. The fact that he was born this way is important. If he had become blind, maybe…
Read MoreHere is an article for you to think about and your own need for forgiveness. http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1401291.htm Peace, Fr. Jeff
Read MoreRecently, I noticed there are things that I haven’t being hearing like the microwave beeping or the toaster popping. I mentioned this to my doctor who sent me for a hearing evaluation. Turns out my right ear is OK but…
Read More3rd Sunday in Lent, Year A Exodus 17:3-7 Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 John 4:5-42 March 23, 2014 The Samaritan woman comes about noon to the well to draw water. In those days without indoor plumbing drawing water from the well was…
Read More2nd Sunday in Lent, Year A Genesis 12:1-4a 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Matthew 17:1-9 March 16, 2014 God tells us Abram (Abraham) to leave the land he has known and his father’s house to go to “a land that I will…
Read More1st Sunday in Lent, Year A Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 March 9, 2014 Temptation! We all know what it feels like to be tempted. Jesus also knows. The devil, aka the “tempter” was so bold as to…
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