Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God is Good!!! The first half of Isaiah’s book ended with the distressing news that one day the kingdom of Judah will collapse before Babylon’s armies, sending many of its people into exile [...]
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God is Good!!! This oracle develops further Isaiah’s portrayal of God’s ultimate triumph over all that tries to interfere with the plan of salvation. The opening line introduces once again Isaiah’s favorite image of the Lord’s Mountain. [...]
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God is Good!!! Isaiah’s eloquence as a spokesman for God is clearly evident in this reading. After a series of oracles challenging the children of Israel to return to their heavenly Father, the [...]
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God is Good!!! The oracles in this portion of the book lead up to a sweeping overview of Israel’s history as a people disloyal to God (chapter 20). But before Ezekiel presents that [...]
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God is Good!!! This passage offers a fitting conclusion to a series of oracles contrasting an ideal servant of the Lord with the lifeless idols the people of Israel so often found very enticing. With [...]
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God is Good!!! This reading beautifully demonstrates Sirach’s skill with words as he presents readers with practical wisdom for their daily lives. The principal resource for his instruction is the law of Moses, a [...]
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God is Good!!! Scripture Reflection Ezekiel proclaimed the word of God before the house of Israel collapsed. In that critical time, he continually presented leaders with every opportunity to preserve the kingdom by turning [...]
Twenty-second 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 [...]
Twenty-first 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 [...]
Twentieth 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 in this [...]