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Today’s readings We aren’t completely sure who St. Mark was. He might have been the first bishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Some scholars say he might have been the one described in chapter 14 of Mark’s Gospel, at the arrest of … Continued
Today’s readings So they drag Saint Stephen before the Sanhedrin, and make all sorts of false claims against him. If this sounds familiar, it’s because we heard a story just like this during Holy Week! In fact, Stephen is in … Continued
Today’s readings How often have you said something that began with “I’ll be happy when…”? You know, “I’ll be happy when I’m done paying for the kids’ college tuition;” “I’ll be happy when I get that promotion;” “I’ll be happy … Continued
Today’s readings There are a lot of what are called “clickbait” articles out there on the internet. Those are headlines that make you curious to click on the link and read the story. Often they are enormously disappointing in terms … Continued
Today’s readings I often wonder what brings people to Mass on the Second Sunday of Easter. We had crowds of people here last Sunday, as you know, but things this Sunday are, perhaps a bit unfortunately, back to normal. The … Continued
Today’s readings There’s certainly a flurry of activity in today’s readings, isn’t there? Especially in the Gospel, we see Mary Magdalene run from the empty tomb to get the Apostles. And then Peter and the “disciple whom Jesus loved” ran … Continued
Today’s readings Sometimes when I’m preaching to children about a reading with light and darkness themes, I’ll ask them who is, or ever has been, afraid of the dark. As you can well imagine, most of the hands go up, … Continued
Today’s readings Palm Sunday is a Liturgy that can be a little puzzling. We start out on a seemingly triumphant note. Jesus enters Jerusalem, the Holy City, and the center of the Jewish religion; the city he has been journeying … Continued
Today’s readingsMass for the school. Sometimes it seems like everyone is against us. Maybe you’ve felt that way sometimes. Maybe someone was telling lies about you and trying to get others to work against you, or maybe they were looking … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s Liturgy of the Word helps us to reflect on God’s promises. Ever since God made the first covenant with Abraham, he has been renewing that covenant in ever stronger ways with all of the people he created … Continued
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