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Today’s readings Today’s Liturgy calls us to clear up our clouded vision and become people of light. The gospel gets at that pretty quickly, healing the man born blind in the first couple of minutes of what is admittedly a … Continued
Today’s readings: from the First Sunday of Advent The prophet Isaiah has a way with words, to say the least. The way that he expresses God’s word is almost irresistible. The first reading today is one that has really taken … Continued
Today’s readings Sometimes it’s hard to accept that something is in our best interest when we first hear of it. I can remember often growing up not wanting to do something like go on a retreat or join the youth … Continued
Today’s readings This month we’ve been seeing a lot of one of my favorite characters in the Gospel, and that is Saint Peter. Just three weeks ago, the Apostles were out in a boat, and Jesus came to them on … Continued
Today’s readings “Return and live!” This is very good advice from the prophet Ezekiel. He was preaching to a nation that was steeped in sin, and whose sinfulness was passed on from previous generations. But unlike the punishments of old, … Continued
Today’s readings Today’s first reading, like the first readings we’ve had last week during daily Mass, kind of makes you cringe. But these readings are here for a purpose, and the Church wants us to read them for a reason. … Continued
I have to let you in on a little secret tonight. Very often, when we preach a homily, the message ends up being for us preachers. It’s not that we set out to do that; actually if we thought about … Continued
Today’s readings Many people who have been away from the Sacrament of Penance for a long time have said that they were afraid to come back to the Church because they felt like their sins defined them. That they walked … Continued
Today’s readings Sin is exhausting. Anyone who has struggled with sin, or a pattern of sin, in his or her life can tell you that. Those who have been dragged down by any kind of addiction or who have tried … Continued
Simon the Pharisee had committed a grave error in hospitality, and a serious error in judgment. In those days, when a guest came to your home, you made sure to provide water for him or her to wash their feet, … Continued
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