27th Sunday of Ordinary Time

http://www.usccb.org/nab/100205.htm Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. … Continued

26th Sunday of Ordinary Time

http://www.usccb.org/nab/092505.htm Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people: It’s easy, I think, to distance ourselves from the point of the Gospel. We often think, well, I’m not one of the chief priests and elders, I’m a … Continued

25th Sunday of Ordinary Time

http://www.usccb.org/nab/091805.htm “Going out about five o’clock, the landowner found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ They answered, ‘Because no one has hired us.’” Often when I’m reading a familiar passage of … Continued

24th Sunday of Ordinary Time

http://www.usccb.org/nab/091105.htm Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” What an interesting reading … Continued

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

http://www.usccb.org/nab/090405.htm If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Conflict is one of the hardest things for me. When I am presented with an issue of conflict, my own Irish Catholic heritage says, “we shall never speak of … Continued

21st Sunday of Ordinary Time

http://www.usccb.org/nab/082105.htm Who do people say that the Son of Man is? This is probably every bit as pertinent a question in our time as it was when Jesus walked the earth. Who do people say that the Son of Man … Continued

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

http://www.usccb.org/nab/081505.htm Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! Our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears. … Continued