28th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Stewardship of God’s Gifts
Today’s readings It’s a matter of hanging on to things that have no permanence. Those who have wealth will find it extremely difficult to enter the kingdom of God. You see, brothers and sisters in Christ, being wealthy is nice, … Continued
Friday of the 27th Week of Ordinary Time: The Light of Christ
Today’s readings: Ephesians 1:15-16, 18-19a and Mark 5:21-24, 35-36, 38-42 [Mass for the school children] I have a confession to make: a long time ago when I was a little kid, I used to be afraid of the dark. When … Continued
Monday of the 27th Week of Ordinary Time: Go and do likewise
Today’s readings “Go and do likewise.” What a wonderful instruction for Jesus to give us this morning. “Go and do likewise.” Jesus is telling us that those who hear the Gospel must also live it, or it is useless. Those … Continued
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Doing what we were created for
Today’s readings Those of you who heard my homily last week know that I gave a reflection on one of the foundational spiritual principles, namely, “it’s not about us.” Today’s readings make it possible for us to reflect on a … Continued
Friday of the 26th Week of Ordinary Time: Who are we to answer God?
Today’s readings [Mass for the school children.] Our first reading today sounds almost like God could be asking us all the same questions. He asked Job these things to help Job understand that God knows things that Job will never … Continued
Thursday of the 26th Week of Ordinary Time: I know that my Vindicator lives!
Today’s readings This is the first opportunity I’ve had to preach on the ongoing reading of the book of Job this week. I have to admit that the book of Job disturbs me all the time, just because of the … Continued
The Guardian Angels
Today’s feast | Readings: Exodus 23:20-23, Matthew 18:1-5, 10 I love the feast of the Guardian Angels, because my Guardian Angel was probably the first devotion that I learned. I remember my mother teaching me the prayer. Say it with … Continued
26th Sunday of Ordinary Time: It’s not about me.
Today’s readings Today we should spend some time reflecting on one of the essential truths of our faith, and that is: It’s not about me. In fact, I hope you will memorize those four words and find yourself repeating them … Continued
Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels
[Mass for the school children.] Today’s feast | Readings: Tobit 5, Tobit 11 & Tobit 12; Revelation 12:7-12; Matthew 1:18-25 The world can be a confusing and scary place some times. Sometimes when we go on a journey, we lose … Continued
Thursday of the 25th Week of Ordinary Time: He kept trying to see him
Today’s readings “And he kept trying to see him.” Certainly Herod’s motives for trying to see Jesus were highly suspect. He obviously wanted to be sure Jesus didn’t pose some kind of threat to him. And if it was the … Continued
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