Today’s readings Heaven knows there are a lot of experts out there, or at least people who claim to be experts. That’s why blogs and comments posted on news stories and Facebook are so popular: everyone claims to know something about everything. Or at least it sure seems that way. Certainly, it should give us… Continue reading The Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Month: January 2021
Saturday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Faith is that moment in our walk with the Lord when we have to put our money where our mouth is. Faith says that we believe that Jesus is who he says he is, and that who he says he is has a profound impact on our life. It’s easy to have faith… Continue reading Saturday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time
The Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Repentance, friends, is a highly underrated activity. I remember back in 2012, just after we started using the new translation of the Roman Missal, on Ash Wednesday, I was giving folks their ashes. As I usually do, I used both of the little instructions as I gave the ashes. One of them says this: “Repent,… Continue reading The Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Thursday of the First Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings My eldest niece is going to graduate from college this year; I can’t believe how time has flown. But back when she was little, she knew how to wrap Uncle Patrick around her little finger. I remember one time when we were out at the mall – you know, back when we could… Continue reading Thursday of the First Week of Ordinary Time
The Baptism of Our Lord
Today’s readings Sadly, friends, today is the last day of the Christmas Season. Now, the rest of society may have tossed out the Christmas trees over a week ago, and taken down the festive decorations, but not us. What a wonderful gift we have as Catholics to celebrate the birth of our Lord for an extended period… Continue reading The Baptism of Our Lord
Friday after Epiphany
Today’s readingsThis was for the school children. How many of you have already taken down your Christmas decorations? I think probably a lot of people have done that. Probably if you go to some of the stores, you’ll see Valentine’s day decorations and candy for sale. In our world, we always want to move on to the next… Continue reading Friday after Epiphany
The Epiphany of the Lord
Today’s readings See, darkness covers the earth,and thick clouds cover the peoples. Barbara had a real problem dealing with Christmas this year. The bright lights and the festive decorations were all reminders to her of the joy she should feel this time of year, but could not bring herself to actually experience. Whenever she had a quiet… Continue reading The Epiphany of the Lord