2nd Sunday of Advent – December 10, 2023
While we are busy shopping, decorating, and baking, the reading for the Second Sunday of Advent presents us with another approach to preparation for the celebration of Christmas.
1st Sunday of Advent – December 3, 2023
One of the riches of this season of Advent, for me, has been to possess a growing awareness of the presence of the Lord in and among us.
Solemnity of Christ the King
This Sunday brings the Church’s liturgical year to a close with the celebration of the Feast of Christ the King.
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 19, 2023
Paul, in our second reading, reminds us that we are “not of the night or of darkness” for we are “children of the light and children of the day.”
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 12, 2023
This Sunday’s reflection is drawn from a historical homily from the late +Bishop Brian Leo Hennessey, CR, published in the booklet entitled “We are called. We are chosen.”
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 5, 2023
The virtue of humility is problematic in our time and culture. First of all, it is not regarded by the world as a ‘virtue’.
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 29, 2023
Sacrifice, affliction, wrath, power, deliverer, stronghold… love. Our readings this Sunday are full of emotion – emotions of every kind. And yet there is one theme that connects all those violent and chaotic emotions, LOVE.
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 22, 2023
Chapter 22 in Matthew’s gospel highlights the increasing tension between Jesus and the religious authorities of his time. Each group, in turn, raises a question which they hope will “trap” Jesus.
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 15, 2023
In the Gospel, Matthew 22:1-14, Jesus uses a parable, a story about a King’s invitation to his son’s wedding feast, to teach us about God’s invitation to us and His heavenly feast.
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 8, 2023
The parable of the vineyard is a significant one. Once again Jesus is challenging the scribes and Pharisees for their poor stewardship,