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 [...]
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! For the first time in this book things are not as God commanded. God told Adam not to eat from the tree of knowledge in the midst of the garden. This prohibition was to [...]
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! At Mt. Sinai the people of Israel enter into a covenant bond with God. The initiative was God's entirely. Having delivered the people from bondage in Egypt God takes steps to [...]
The Most Holy Trinity My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! At this point the people of Israel have finished their wilderness wandering. They have at last pitched their tents east of the Jordan River. All that remains is to cross over that river into the [...]