The Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Rite of Welcoming of Candidates for Full Communion

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Today’s readings There are a lot of experts out there.  And those experts will be happy to give you their opinion.  Really, there is no shortage of places these days from which you can get information.  Television, print media, and … Continued

Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week of Ordinary Time

Today’s readings Today’s Gospel is very interesting compared with yesterday’s.  Yesterday, Herod was trying to figure out who Jesus was; today Jesus is asking who people said he was.  What is most interesting is that the answers both times are … Continued

St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor

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Today’s readings You surely recognize these beautiful words: We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one … Continued

Thursday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time

Today’s readings It’s interesting that in the Gospel reading it’s the unclean spirits who recognize the holiness of Jesus.  The religious leaders of the time didn’t get it, and sometimes I think we don’t either.  The author of our letter … Continued