Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
“ … when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you.” Lk: 14:14 ...
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“I have come to set the earth on fire” Lk 12:49 Last week Jesus pleaded with us to “not be afraid.” But the words Jesus speaks today are frightening:Fire. Division. Families ...
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Do not be afraid.” Lk 12:32 Four words: “Do not be afraid.” Four words: the keystone for any of us who are followers of Jesus Christ.Four words: the centerpiece of the ...
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The original followers of Jesus of Nazareth were amazed and even stupefied by many things about Jesus: His extraordinary ability to heal the sick, cast out demons, feed the multitudes, ...
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Mary has chosen the better part.” Lk. 10:43 In 1983, the movie Yentl made its first appearance in American theaters. Starring Barbara Streisand, it told the story of a Jewish ...
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“And who is my neighbor?” Lk: 10:29 Is there a more pertinent question in America today than this: Who is my neighbor? Sadly, we are a very divided people. We ...