20th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! The opening chapters include many proverbs promoting a right relationship with God. Then Lady Wisdom steps forward to reinforce the life-giving message of all those proverbs. This Lady Wisdom is a personification of God's [...]
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Elijah won a decisive spiritual victory on Mt. Carmel. He had challenged over 400 prophets of Baal to demonstrate the power of their god. When nothing happened Elijah invoked the Lord God with [...]
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! A lack of fresh drinking water earlier in the journey was an opportunity for the Israelite community to display confidence in God's care for them (Ex 15:22–27). Instead they complained. Yet God was patient [...]
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! At his first appearance in the Scriptures Elisha is preparing a field for planting (1 Kgs 19:19). He is thus introduced as one who nourishes the people. As a prophet, Elisha continues to nourish [...]
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! God sent Jeremiah to preach the word and thus build up the kingdom of David. But the prophet could get no hearing from king or people. As a result, the spiritual condition of Judah [...]
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! This scene appears in the middle of a series of visions which progress from warning to pronouncement of judgment. The reason for this shift becomes apparent in this scene in which God's word is [...]
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! God appointed Ezekiel to watch over Israel. They needed the services of this prophet/watchman because their spiritual lives were in grave danger. Years of sin against God have so weakened the kingdom that it [...]
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! The wisdom promoted in this book is not the conventional kind associated with intellectual pursuits. In this book wisdom is living in right relationship with God. In its very first line this book challenges [...]
12th 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 met with resistance from shortsighted kings and people alike. Israel sought security in earthly resources; they neglected to put trust in the God of Israel. Their choices led [...]
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Ezekiel served as divinely appointed watchman over Israel. It was his responsibility to warn the people of approaching threats to their safety and to show them how best to defend themselves. Of course, the [...]