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Saturday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “Return and live!” This is very prophetic advice from Ezekiel this morning. We have been reading from him in the first reading throughout this week. He was preaching to a nation that was steeped in sin, and whose sinfulness was passed on from previous generations. But unlike the punishments of old, where God…
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Friday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings God never forgets how much he loves us. If this weren’t so, I don’t think any of us would be in existence. God loves us into life and loves us through our life and one day, if we let him, will love us into eternal life. The people of Israel had to know…
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The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (School Mass)
Today’s readings Well, I am sure you all noticed the church looks different. Hopefully you saw that over the weekend, but if not, I’m sure when you saw it yesterday it was quite a surprise. The church really, really needed to be painted, but we didn’t just want to slap a coat of paint on…
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The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Well, here we are. It’s been a whirlwind these last two months! First we emptied everything out of the church, and the pew refinishing company took apart the pews and shipped them to Nebraska so that they could be refinished. Then the painters moved in a couple of massive lifts that looked like…
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Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr
Today’s readings Today Jesus calls disciples to lay down their lives: to take up their cross and follow him. This involves trusting that God will work things out for the greater good and bring us to him in glory. This was the kind of faith that Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross had and put…
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The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings You know, sometimes our hunger gets us into trouble. And I don’t just mean with your doctor when you eat too much, although I can relate to that. We can hunger for all sorts of things: some of them good, some not so much. For instance, we can be hungry for attention, affection,…
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Friday of the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings If we think simply obeying God’s call will make life much easier for us, today’s readings give us a, shall we say, different perspective. Sure not complicating our lives with sin and being certain to do what God asks of us is a good thing, and it does make life easier to an…
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Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Today, we remember Saint Alphonsus Liguori, the patron saint of moral theology. At the age of just sixteen, Alphonsus Liguori received degrees in both canon and civil law by acclamation. At sixteen, I believe I was almost failing trigonometry! Alphonsus later gave up the practice of law to concentrate on pastoral ministry, particularly giving parish…
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Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
Today’s readings Today’s memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus is a feast of siblings. It’s a wonderful reminder of how family should be: united in faith, and bringing each other to Christ. The story of the raising of Lazarus, of which we have a fragment in today’s Gospel reading, is a story of how…
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The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today, as we listen to the proclamation of the Feeding of the Multitudes, we begin a five-week reflection on the Eucharist that is known as the “Bread of Life Discourse,” from chapter 6 of Saint John’s Gospel. We get this marvelous reflection every third year, during Cycle B of the Lectionary, a little…
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