REFLECTION There is this human tendency we all have of avoiding persons and experiences which make…
Year: 2021
17th Sunday of the Year
“Teach us how to pray,” the disciples asked Jesus. This is the longing of our souls.…
17th Sunday of the Year – The Lord teaches us to pray
A little boy was standing on the banks of the Mississippi River waving and shouting at…
17th Sunday of the Year – Learn once more to trust
Luke and Matthew have collected in their respective gospels some words of Jesus which, doubtless, remained…
17th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Here’s something you probably don’t know. Brooklyn is farm country. No, not like the farms in…
17th Sunday of the Year
St. Theresa of Avila was known to be a holy person and a prayerful person. She…
17th Sunday of the Year
IT WAS THE CUSTOM for a Jewish rabbi or teacher to teach his followers a simple…
17th Sunday of the Year – Prayer: A Struggle With God
Introduction Whatever their religion, the believers in God pray. Even Christians pray. They pray for the…
16th Sunday of the Year
The lawyer asks Jesus: What must I do to inherit eternal life? He surely wanted to…
16th Sunday of the Year
Gospel Summary The lawyer in today’s gospel is not to be confused with the lawyers of…