15th Sunday of the Year – Four grounds in the same heart

In the parable of the sower, I would like to draw your attention to the large…

July 15, 2023

  BONAVENTURE, Bishop, Doctor   St. Bonaventure, a Franciscan, was a peacemaker and unifier within his…

July 14, 2023

ST. CAMILLUS DE LELLIS, Priest   After a rather turbulent youth and a military career, Camillus of Lellis…

July 13, 2023

  Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time   SENT IN POVERTY    When Joseph…

16th Sunday of the Year – The Christian Farmer’s Almanac

The parable of the mustard seed.  “And Jesus said, behold the mustard seed. It is the…

16th Sunday of the Year – First Impression – 2

I have to be careful when I travel. I’m not just talking about driving carefully, double…

16th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

How many of you have seen at least one Harry Potter movie? Are you a “Muggle?”…

16th Sunday of the Year

In the gospel of St. Matthew chapter 22, verse 39, Jesus says: “You shall love your…

16th Sunday of the Year

TODAY SEES A CONTINUATION of last Sunday’s Gospel reading from chapter 13 of Matthew on the…

16th Sunday of the Year – The Impatient Man and the Calm God

Introduction The creative work began with the separation of light from darkness (Gen 1:4). The firmament…