Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Ez 18:25-28, Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9, Phil 2:1-11, Mt 21:28-32 In 1858, a boy was born to a rich family in France. His parents gave him the name Charles, and, although he was baptized Catholic, as a teenager he distanced himself from his faith and fell […]
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Saturday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 9:43b-45 Today’s Gospel is quite short, at two and a half verses, but nonetheless we can find a number of teachings that can be applied to our lives. It’s important to bear in mind the context of the passage. In Luke’s Gospel, this scene
Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels – September 29th Today’s feast of the Archangels is very important, especially for the world we live in. On one hand, we have people who want nothing to do with the saints, with Mary, with the Church, or with anything other than Jesus; they think that
Thursday of the 25th Week of Ordinary Time – Odd Years – Lk 9:7-9 Today’s readings teach us a lesson about being resolute in our dedication to God’s service. The people of Israel keep saying: “The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.” But, in reply, God says: “Is
Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 9:1-6 In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives His apostles authority and sends them out. There are two things that call our attention: first, Luke tells us that Christ “sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.” There’s two things: preaching,
Tuesday of the 25th week of Ordinary Time – Lk 8:19-21 In today’s brief Gospel, Jesus gives what seems like a rebuke to His family members. His mother and brothers, which we can take to mean cousins or any male relative, search for Him, and yet He replies, “My mother and my brothers are
Monday of the 25th Week of Ordinary Time – Lk 8:16-18 In today’s brief Gospel, Jesus gives us a great deal to think about. We can break the Gospel into two parts: first, the analogy of the lamp and the light, and, second, the discourse about hidden things being made visible and the need
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Is 55:6-9, Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18, Phil 1:20c-24, 27a, Mt 20:1-16a During the Spanish Civil War, which took place from 1936 through 1939, thirteen bishops, over four thousand priests, two thousand male religious, three hundred sisters, and thousands upon thousands of lay people were martyred. Among
Saturday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 8:4-15 Today’s Gospel presents us with the well-known Parable of the Sower. It’s a parable that we find in the three synoptic Gospels, and in all three, there’s something really fascinating about it. Although Jesus often speaks in parables, He actually takes the time to
Friday of the 24th week in Ordinary Time – Lk 8:1-3 In today’s brief Gospel, Luke recounts that Jesus went to preach the Good News throughout the region, going from town to town, village to village. In this, He is accompanied not only by the Twelve Apostles, but also by several women who had
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