Fourth Sunday of Lent Joshua 5:9a, 10-12, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Dear sisters and brothers, “Rejoice, O Jerusalem: Come together all you that love her; rejoice you that have been in sorrow; that you may exult, and be filled from the breasts of her consolation.” On this fourth Sunday of Lent, the [...]
3rd Sunday of Lent Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15, 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12, Luke 13:1-9 Dear sisters and brothers, Jesus employs very strong words in the Gospel today. We are called to repentance. We must break free from our slavery to sins and seek to do good. Jesus is very clear with us: [...]
Second Sunday of Lent Gen 15: 5-12, 17-19, Phil 3: 17-4: 1, Lk 9: 28b-36 Dear Sisters and Brothers, Lord, That We May See! In 2 Kings 6 we are told the story of how the Syrian army moved in by night and surrounded a city in which Elisha the prophet of God [...]
First Sunday of Lent Deuteronomy 26:4-10, Rm 10: 8-13, Luke 4: 1-13 Dear sisters and brothers, In one of the prefaces for lent, the presider prays in the name of the community: Each year you give us this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the pascal mystery with mind and heart renewed [...]
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 27:4-7, 1 Corinthians15:54-58, Luke 6: 39-45 Dear Sisters and Brothers, There is no lack of moral issues that call for action by people of good will. Among these are racism, poverty, immigration, the environment, the sanctity of life, sexual abuse, human trafficking, the hunger and homelessness—to name [...]
Seven Sunday in Ordinary Time 1Sam 26: 2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23, 1Cor 15: 45-49, Luke 27-38 Dear Sisters and Brothers, On this seventh Sunday, the Church reminds us of the essential virtues and elements of our Christian life. They include mercy and compassion, love of God and neighbor, self-control, appreciation of [...]
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 17:5-8, 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20, Luke 6:17, 20-26 Dear sisters and brothers, As consumers, we think about buying more or better or new. If one has the means, one can buy his or her way into a state of satisfaction, even happiness (although short lived). Our consumption [...]
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 6: 1-2a,3-8, 1 Cor 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11 Dear Sisters and Brothers, Unworthy Ministers In a certain church there was a man in the choir who couldn’t sing very well. The choir director suggested that he should leave the choir. Others felt he should be given more time [...]
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 1: 4-5, 17-19, 1 Cor 12: 31-13:13, Luke 4:21-30 Dear Sisters and Brothers, I think one of the reasons Jesus got into trouble in Nazareth was because he was so ordinary. His friends and neighbors could not conceive that he was any better than they were. St. [...]
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10, 1 Corinthians 12:12-30, Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Dear Sisters and Brothers, You have heard frequently of the Babylonian exile and how the Persians conquered the Babylonians fifty years later and allowed the Jews to return home. Many of the Jews in Babylon had become rather [...]