31st Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Moses is concerned for the well-being of the people of Israel when the time comes for him to take leave of them. He has been their spiritual guide for 40 years. Soon Joshua will [...]
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! God appointed Jeremiah as a prophet to steer the kingdom back on the right path. Had king and people listened to his word the nation would have been spared the terrible experience of [...]
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! This is the most familiar oracle regarding the servant of the Lord. He suffers for the sake of others. In this respect the servant is the exact opposite of the royal figures who [...]
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! After urging those in authority to pursue wisdom first (Wis 6:1–11), Solomon offers his own life story as an example for them to follow. Although he is a king, Solomon does not claim [...]
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Adam already enjoys the Garden of Eden and the fruits of its many trees. He is forbidden to eat from just one tree. God so commanded to protect him because, as the narrative later [...]
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! The reading is part of a narrative about God’s care for Moses and for the people of Israel. They have set out from Mt. Sinai to begin the journey to the Promised Land. [...]
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! With its impressive phraseology and extensive vocabulary this book urges readers to seek a right relationship with God above all else. Tradition holds that King Solomon is its inspiration since he asked for wisdom [...]
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! In this oracle, an ideal Israel testifies to its unflinching commitment to the ways of the Lord. Through the experience of exile the nation has grown wiser; it is now ready to take on [...]
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Our first readings oracle comes immediately before the book presents the final years of the kingdom of Judah that resulted in exile to Babylon. Such a tragic outcome was due to the refusal of [...]
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! At this point the tribes of Israel dwell in tents on land east of the Jordan River. All that remains is for them to cross over into the Promised Land, but Moses is concerned. [...]