Today’s readings At the heart of today’s Gospel reading is the question of whether we as disciples of Jesus are willing to go where he’s leading us. Much could be said about the posturing of James and John to get the good seats in the kingdom. But as Jesus tells them, they didn’t even know what they… Continue reading The Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Category: Homilies
Saint Teresa of Avila (Teresa of Jesus), Virgin, Mystic, and Doctor of the Church
Mass for the school children. Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Teresa of Avila, also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus. Saint Teresa was a mystic, one who had deep experiences of prayer that enabled her to have visions. She was known to have a very deep relationship with Jesus. She once wrote, “We need no wings… Continue reading Saint Teresa of Avila (Teresa of Jesus), Virgin, Mystic, and Doctor of the Church
Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings It certainly seems like Jesus was being a little harsh with the people in today’s Gospel reading. They weren’t even alive, most likely, when the prophets were killed. But the prophets were, indeed, killed by their ancestors, and now they are building memorials to those prophets, while still ignoring the prophets’ message. And… Continue reading Thursday of the Twenty-eighth Week of Ordinary Time
Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Like many of you, when I take a vacation somewhere with natural beauty, I am always amazed at it. For several years, my family used to vacation up in Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Michigan. I was always in awe to see the sun rise over the lake, or after a rain, to see… Continue reading Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week of Ordinary Time
Pope Saint John XXIII
The firstborn son of a farming family in Sotto il Monte, near Bergamo in northern Italy, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was always proud of his down-to-earth roots. After his ordination in 1904, Fr. Roncalli returned to Rome for canon law studies. He soon worked as his bishop’s secretary, Church history teacher in the seminary, and as… Continue reading Pope Saint John XXIII
The Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s gospel reading is a rather heartbreaking story, to be honest. The rich young man is obviously a follower of the law and a religious man, because he is able to talk to Jesus about his observance of the law. But when Jesus tells him to let go of what he has in… Continue reading The Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I love that Jesus uses that phrase “the finger of God.” If things are done by “the finger of God,” it shows a God who is active in our world and interested in our well-being. It can be hard, sometimes, to see that. We get caught up in all the complexities and tragedies of daily life. But… Continue reading Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week of Ordinary Time
Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Try as we might for perfection in our journey of faith, we all of us stumble and fall sometimes. That’s just the way, unfortunately, it is in this fallen world. But that being the case, we have in our Liturgy of the Word this morning some saints who can accompany us on this… Continue reading Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week of Ordinary Time
The Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings If you’ve been to any number of Church weddings, you have probably heard today’s first reading, and part of the Gospel proclaimed. Obviously we usually leave out the part about divorce, but these readings are quite popular for weddings. The reason, of course, is that the story is about how man and woman… Continue reading The Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Would that all the people of the LORD were prophets! Would that the LORD might bestow his spirit on them all! When we think about prophets and prophecy, I think our minds always take us to ancient days. All the prophets we tend to think about lived many centuries ago: Moses, Elijah, Jeremiah,… Continue reading The Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
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