Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“You cannot serve both God and mammon.” Lk. 16:13 Today’s gospel account from Luke is considered one of the most difficult of all scriptural texts to understand. Even the great ...
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
9/11 How can we ever forget this date? How can we ever forget the four coordinated, planned terrorist attacks on the United States – attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, ...
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
“… anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.” Lk 14:33 Several years ago, a movie directed by Clint Eastwood featured a very beguiling ...
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Lord, will only a few people be saved?” Lk. 13: 23 This question has been asked again and again throughout the ages. And it always seems to carry with it ...
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday Reflections “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 ...