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Today’s readings I once heard it said that you’re only a child once, but you can be childish your whole life long! I don’t think that Jesus wants us to be childish today, but certainly he is calling us to be … Continued
Today’s readings Today we celebrate the great feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King of the Universe. It’s one of those feasts that I think we can say, yeah, okay, I believe that. But it really doesn’t affect me. … Continued
Today’s readings Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe. I often wonder if this solemnity is one to which many people can relate. Our system of governance in America does not include … Continued
Today’s readings Listen to that opening line from Jesus in today’s Gospel parable: “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.” That is a revelation so glorious that it should … Continued
Today’s readings We sure have some scary readings today, don’t we? They’re talking about floods, and fire and brimstone raining from the sky, and someone taken and another left behind. That’s pretty scary stuff when you stop to think about … Continued
Today’s readings This week we have been hearing in our first readings from the Acts of the Apostles, about the controversy concerning the Gentiles. As the Church grew and grew, many people from all walks of life began to turn … Continued
Today’s readings “Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?” That’s a loaded question if ever there was one. But just like James and John, all of us Christian disciples will indeed drink of Jesus’ chalice. And … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s Gospel reading follows immediately after yesterday’s in which the rich young man went away sad, not knowing how he could attain eternal life, because he had many possessions. Today, Jesus explains to his disciples what was going … Continued
Today’s readings I think it’s good to have this Gospel reading about the Lord’s prayer in today’s Liturgy of the Word. So often with familiar prayers like this, we can say them so automatically that we can get to the … Continued
Today’s readings Our worshipping in these last days of the Church year is often difficult, I think. And you know why, don’t you? These readings are just hard to hear. The readings from Revelation this week have been confusing, to … Continued
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