My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! In the first reading, the book of Deuteronomy is chiefly a long series of instructions given by Moses to the people of Israel. He prepares them for life on the other side of the Jordan River. [...]
My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! This familiar oracle brims over with the enthusiasm of a prophet totally committed to God’s service. The passage comes from the book’s closing chapters celebrating the nation’s return to God. The prophet is thrilled to be [...]
My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! In the first reading, the young Samuel's devotion to God is clearly apparent from the fact that he sleeps “in the temple of the Lord where the ark of God was.” In contrast, Israel's devotion to the [...]
My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! In our first reading, the prophet urges bride Jerusalem to rise from her sorrows and stand confidently in the light of God's presence. The vocabulary in the opening lines contributes to this theme of light: glory, [...]
My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! In our first reading, King David finds it disconcerting that he resides in a beautiful palace with aromatic cedar paneling while God’s Ark of the Covenant rests in a simple tent. David’s prophet encourages the king to [...]
My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Sirach’s respect for the law of God as the source of all wisdom is plainly evident in this reading. Sirach here draws a number of valuable lessons from the fourth of the Ten Commandments. By tradition, this [...]
My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! In our first reading, King David finds it disconcerting that he resides in a beautiful palace with aromatic cedar paneling while God’s Ark of the Covenant rests in a simple tent. David’s prophet encourages the king to take whatever [...]
3rd Sunday of Advent My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! This familiar oracle brims over with the enthusiasm of a prophet totally committed to God’s service. The passage comes from the book’s closing chapters celebrating the nation’s return to God. The prophet is [...]
2nd Sunday of Advent My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! This oracle sets the tone for the remainder of the book. The period of exile in Babylon has come to an end. The royal city of David has received “double for [...]
First Sunday of Advent My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! The people of Israel make an impassioned appeal to God in this reading. The prophet worked hard to get them to this point in their spiritual lives. For many years they resisted [...]