The Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time [A]

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Today’s readings The rather obvious and certainly oft-repeated application of today’s Gospel reading lies in the very literal interpretation of the word “talent,” at least as it appears in English.  That interpretation goes like this: we have been given many … Continued

Tuesday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time

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Today’s readings Today’s scriptures are full of place-names.  The places seem meaningless to us so far away in both time and place.  But in those days, those places were extremely important.  Isaiah speaks of Jerusalem, Damascus, and Samaria, strategic places … Continued

Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Today’s readings Today’s gospel reading is a rather heartbreaking story, to be honest.  The rich young man is obviously a follower of the law and a religious man, because he is able to talk to Jesus about his observance.  But … Continued

Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time

Today’s readings The rather obvious and certainly oft-repeated application of today’s Gospel reading lies in the very literal interpretation of the word “talent.”  So we have been given many talents, and it’s up to us to use them wisely for … Continued

Thursday of the Thirty-first Week of Ordinary Time

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Today’s readings It’s all a matter of perspective – that’s true in most things, but most especially true in our relationship with God.  Today’s Gospel gives us a glimpse at that.  Jesus asks, ““What man among you having a hundred … Continued

Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time

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Today’s readings It was shortly after lunch that I finished this homily, and who could blame me?  With all this talk of “juicy, rich food” and wedding banquets, and even St. Paul saying that he knew what it was like … Continued