Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s readings speak to all of those of us who have had to deal with stormy times in their lives. Which is to say, I would guess, all of us. And so if we remember what’s going on … Continued
Saturday of the Eighteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “Because of your little faith.” If that was the allegation of Jesus’ disciples, those men and women walking with him in person day after day, how much more does it apply to us today? How many situations absolutely … Continued
Thursday of the Eighteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings In the ancient Hebrew, the word we have for righteousness and justice is sedeq, which most literally means right order. The idea is that when things are as they were intended to be by God, then the poor … Continued
Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings As you may know, I kind of like to cook. I learned to cook back when I was about eleven or twelve, when my mom started a part time job working in the evenings. My Dad, God rest … Continued
Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today's readings Someone once told me about a movie called “Everest.” I haven’t seen it, but I’m told it’s about a mountain climbing expedition that went horribly wrong. The climbers were making their way to Everest's summit when a storm … Continued
Thursday of the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today's readings We’ve just had this Gospel reading in the Sunday readings in the last couple of weeks, so I thought I’d touch on a few verses that I didn’t go into in that homily. And these are some of … Continued
Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today's readings The job of a prophet is not an easy one. And we should all know, because we are all in some ways the prophetic seeds the Lord is sowing in the world. We might fall on good soil, … Continued
Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today's readings Sometimes, as St. Paul reminds the Romans today, we do not know how to pray as we ought. In fact, learning how to pray as we ought is a discipline that takes a lifetime to perfect. The saints … Continued
Saturday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today's readings There is a wonderful, comforting message in today’s readings, and it’s a message that speaks to all of us when we’re at the end of the rope in our faith life. That message is that God hears the … Continued
Friday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today's readings “There is something greater than the temple here.” Jesus uses this kind of argument with the Pharisees very often, because they are always missing the significance of what Jesus is doing. They are among those who refuse to … Continued
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