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Today’s readings This weekend’s Gospel is a little strange, I think, maybe a little hard to understand. We have Peter, James and John go up with Jesus to the top of the mountain, where Jesus is changed in appearance. He … Continued
Today’s readings You know, that last line of today’s Gospel reading always gets me thinking, “well what did they think ‘rising from the dead’ meant?” Of course that’s easy for us to say, with the eyes of people who have … Continued
Today’s readings: 1 Kings 19:1-8 | Psalm 34 | James 5:13-16 | Mark 2:1-12 I first met Tom probably a few weeks after I started my first assignment as a priest at St. Raphael’s back in the summer of 2006. … Continued
Today’s readings Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy. People often balk at the mere suggestion of being called to personally holiness. Oftentimes, this is wrapped up in a misplaced and false humility, that kind of humility … Continued
Last night, I was in church for the Living Stations. The junior high kids were leading it and they did an awesome job. They even got me to shed a few tears along the way. I’m half Italian: we just … Continued
Today’s readings Behold: now is the acceptable time! Behold: now is the day of salvation! We have come here today for all sorts of reasons. Lots of us may still have the remnants of old and bad teaching that you … Continued
Today’s readings I don’t know about you, but Holy Week usually finds me a little raw, emotionally. And looking at today’s Gospel reading, I guess I’m not alone. All the characters in that reading from John are experiencing a heightened … Continued
Today’s readings This is it. With today’s Liturgy, we enter solemnly into Holy Week, in which unfold the great mysteries of our faith. Right up front, we see two very dramatic moments in the life of Christ, moments that, quite … Continued
Today’s readings: Romans 5:12, 17-19; Matthew 26:20-25 In Jesus Christ, we have absolutely everything that we need for the forgiveness of sins, except one thing. In Jesus Christ, we have our God who became man. We have in Christ the Saving Sacrifice, … Continued
Today’s readings Susanna’s story is one of the most eloquent and deeply moving in the Old Testament Scriptures. In it we see the wisdom of the prophet Daniel, as well as the mercy and justice of God. But sadly, we … Continued
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