Christmas – 2018

“… the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, ...

Fourth Sunday of Advent

“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” Lk. 1:41   Here’s a question for you: Why, out of all the women since the beginning ...

Third Sunday of Advent

  “Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!” Phil. 4:4   Many years ago I served as a parish priest. On a particular Sunday, the gospel ...

Second Sunday of Advent

“John went through the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” Lk 3:3   Think of it: Tiberius, Pontius Pilate, Herod, Philip, ...

First Sunday of Advent

“Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent ….” Lk. 21:27   Here we go again! Advent is here. ...

Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

“Whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for me.” Mt. 25: 40   The least of these. Martin Luther King, Jr. referred to this same ...