Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” Mt. 16: 23 Several years ago, I had ...
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Who do you say I am?” (Mt. 16:15) Today’s gospel begins in a very unusual way. It starts with a statement about geography, about a particular location way north in ...
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“’O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.’ And the woman’s daughter was healed from that hour.” (Mt. 15: 28) Today’s gospel presents ...
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” Jesus said, ‘Come.’ So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and ...
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“… you give them something to eat.” Mt. 14: 16 Today’s gospel tells the story of the most important miracle Jesus ever performed – a miracle so profound and rich ...
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and ...