29th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners. God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time !!! God Is Good!!! In an oracle just prior to this reading, the prophet spoke of the wonderful power of God whose creative ways surpass those of any human artisan. Mortal craftsmen make lifeless images of divinities; [...]
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners. God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time !!! God Is Good!!! In his service to God, Isaiah was fully committed to steering people toward the path of life. Earlier, he gave oracles of salvation to motivate the king and people to seek security in [...]
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners. God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time !!! God Is Good!!! Up to this point in his book, Isaiah has been calling for a change of heart within the people of Israel. They wandered away from God, and Isaiah urges them to return. In [...]
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners. God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time !!! God Is Good!!! IGod entrusted Ezekiel with the task of looking out for the spiritual welfare of the people. From his vantage point as a watchman, Ezekiel sounded the alarm when danger approached. He did this [...]
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners. God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time !!! God Is Good!!! In previous oracles, Isaiah has challenged people to replace idolatry with service to God. He holds up for their admiration the ideal servant of God who gave his life to heal the wounds [...]
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners. God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time !!! God Is Good!!! Jesus ben Sirach wrote down his reflections on the Torah to help others on their spiritual journey. This we know from the foreword written by a grandson who translated the Hebrew original in [...]
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners. God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time !!! God Is Good!!! This passage captures beautifully the true mission of a prophet. The primary task of these spokesmen for God is to lead the people along the path of life. Elijah and Elisha, for example, [...]
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! Jeremiah experienced many hardships for speaking God’s truth. The royal court at Jerusalem was determined to break free from the empire of Babylon which had established control over them some years earlier. Jeremiah [...]
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! A major theme in this book is the renunciation of personal plans in favor of the ways of God. The reading here is a fine example of that theme. It comes in [...]
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! The universal embrace of God’s saving plan is clearly evident in this reading. This chapter of Isaiah serves as a preface to the concluding major unit of the book. A prominent theme [...]