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Today’s readings Today we celebrate the feast of the dedication of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome. Most people think of St. Peter’s Basilica as the pope’s church, but that’s not completely true. As the Bishop of Rome, his Cathedral … Continued
Today’s readings So here’s one of those occasions when we have what seems to be a pretty odd parable in the Gospel reading. It’s a story that challenges our notion of who Jesus is and what he was about – it … Continued
Tonight, we have come together to do what the writer of the books of Maccabees insist is a holy and pious thing: to pray for the souls of the dead. We have come together also to do what the Liturgy of … Continued
Today’s readings Go out to the highways and hedgerowsand make people come in that my home may be filled. Way back on Friday, we began hearing the story from Saint Luke’s gospel about the time Jesus was invited to a … Continued
Today’s readings I think we all bristle, unfortunately, at the idea of being a saint. Saints are those super-holy folks who are depicted in artwork and glorified in amazing stories. We are just ordinary people who struggle with our holiness, at best. But … Continued
Today’s readings Jesus was always on the lookout for people who needed healing. The ones we hear about in the Gospel stories, like the one we just heard today, were needs for physical healing, sure, but the stories also tell us … Continued
Today’s readings The injunction for wives to be submissive to their husbands, given in our first reading, certainly offends our modern ears. That’s just not the kind of thing we say in this society, at least not in these days. Yet this … Continued
Today’s readings Mike was one of my favorite people in the world. He owned the service station where my family had, and still has, our cars repaired and maintained ever since we first moved out to the suburbs, almost forty years … Continued
Today’s readings People often don’t really get who Jesus was and what he came to do. So many people think it’s the “kumbaya” kind of love and harmony. They would assert that Jesus was all about being peaceful and accepting. But saying that … Continued
Ministry in a culture that is hostile to the faith seems to be a theme of every age and place. It takes different forms in different places and times, but there is always some hostility to the faith that needs to … Continued
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