4th Sunday of Advent – Fear Not All You Josephs

Today’s Gospel reading centers on Joseph. In fact, the infancy narratives in the Gospel of Matthew…

4th Sunday of Advent

A child was terrified of the dark. Her father tried to calm her by saying God…

4th Sunday of Advent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

  On first hearing, the Isaiah reading can be confusing. People in the pews will probably…

4th Sunday of Advent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

The reading from the prophet Isaiah is going to sound strange on first hearing. It seems…

4th Sunday of Advent

“Those who love to be feared, fear to be loved; they themselves are of all people…

4th Sunday of Advent

  WE ARE NOW on the eve of the birth of Jesus. In today’s Gospel, Matthew…

4th Sunday of Advent – Jesus, the God with us

Introduction The son of the virgin Mary has a double name, one used by his contemporaries—Jesus,…

June 1, 2023

  JUSTIN, Martyr    St. Justin, a philosopher living in the second century, was an honest…

3rd Advent Sunday

Rejoice! This is the instruction we are given at the beginning of Mass today. We are…

3rd Advent Sunday – Authentic Happiness, Authentic Joy

This is Gaudete or Rejoice Sunday.  The readings force us to ask ourselves: What makes us…