Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time-A The Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time offers a Gospel passage from St. Matthew familiar to Christians. Jesus ascends a mountain and begins teaching the crowds who have gathered. The specific teaching known as the Beatitudes is a litany of how a Christian should live. Each of the Beatitudes is prefaced … Continue reading Blessed Are They
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The Holy Family
Just a day after Christmas, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. There can be no other way to describe the family other than holy. Jesus, the Son of God, the sinless Blessed Mary, and the obedient Joseph are the definition of holiness. When we take a moment … Continue reading The Holy Family
Who is My Neighbor?
Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time-C This week's Gospel reading teases out the first two Commandments about loving God and neighbor. The section of scripture we are to study is when a law scholar stood up and asked Jesus a simple question: "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" In response, Jesus reiterated the … Continue reading Who is My Neighbor?
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
For mere human beings living on earth, we can receive no greater gift than the Body, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus in the Eucharist. For the past three weeks, we have celebrated important feasts, beginning with the Ascension, Pentecost, and the great mystery of the Holy Trinity. Today, we worship the gift of the Body … Continue reading The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
They Recognized Him in the Breaking of the Bread
Encountering the Risen Lord in the Eucharist On the Third Sunday of Easter, the Church urges us to reflect on another encounter with the risen Lord and how his disciples recognized him in the breaking of the bread. Christians know the phrase “breaking of the bread” is not an ordinary meal but the bread from … Continue reading They Recognized Him in the Breaking of the Bread
The Souls of the Just are in the Hand of God
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed--All Souls Day Yesterday, we honored and venerated all of God’s saints who gladly accepted his grace and lived in his love during their earthly journey. These holy men, women, and children are our examples, and now live eternally with the Trinity and enjoy his beatific vision. We call … Continue reading The Souls of the Just are in the Hand of God
Living in Eternity
What’s your point? What are you trying to get at? What’s the bottom line? For so many of us, a long, babbling discourse, without direction or purpose, is difficult to listen to. We can do without all the fluff and window dressing. Just give me the information that’s really going to matter."Teacher, Moses wrote for … Continue reading Living in Eternity
15th Sunday of Ordinary Time-C
Mercy has a Physical as well as a Spiritual Aspect The Gospel reading this weekend is a dialogue between a lawyer and Jesus about how a person can attain eternal life. Jesus does not answer directly, but directs the lawyer to the Law and beckons him to recite the verse. The lawyer well acquainted in … Continue reading 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time-C