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
Feast of Saint Matthew – Option 1 – September 21st Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Matthew, the Apostle and evangelist, and today’s Gospel gives us an excellent opportunity to reflect on our own vocations, as Catholics in general but especially as religious, and this in three aspects: first, the time at which
Wednesday of the 24th week in Ordinary Time – Option 1 – Lk 7:31-35 Although it’s not part of what we just heard, Luke gives a beautiful introduction to today’s Gospel in verses 29 and 30, as he says that “All the people who listened, including the tax collectors, and who were baptized with the
Tuesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 7:11-17 In today’s Gospel Luke recounts for us the raising of the widow’s son. The story is unique to his Gospel, and some commentators have called it “the loveliest story in the Gospels,”[1] because of how much it reveals Christ’s love for the people
Monday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time – Lk 7:1-10 Today’s Gospel presents us with the figure of the centurion who approaches Jesus and asks that his servant be healed. There are two things that catch our attention: first, we have the centurion’s great love for his servant; it’s amazing, first, that the centurion
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Sir 27:30—28:7, Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12, Rom 14:7-9, Mt 18:21-35 In today’s Gospel, we heard the parable of the unforgiving servant. Christ preaches this parable after Peter asks how often he needs to forgive someone who sins against him. We can consider two parts: first,
Saturday of the Twenty-Third Week of Ordinary Time – Lk 6:43-49 Today’s Gospel seems to have two distinct parts: the first concerns the fruit produced by trees and people, and the second concerns the foundations that houses and people build upon. However, as the saints of the Church point out, really both sections indicate the
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