She really was quite intelligent, this Samaritan Woman that Jesus met at the well. She engaged…
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1st Sunday of Lent – Temptation
They had lost their innocense. The first effects of their sin was that their eyes were…
6th Sunday of the year – Choose the Life of the Lord
Back in the olden days, when I was in college, I was a religious brother…
4th Sunday of the year – Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Today’s Gospel presents the Beatitudes. I want to hone in on one of these: Blessed are…
3rd Sunday of the year – Enlightened
Today’s readings begin with the passage from Isaiah that we proclaim at the Christmas Midnight Mass:…
Feast of the Holy Family – Being a Real Man, A Real Woman, A True Child of God
During this time a year, parishes get quite a number of phone calls from very excited…
Christmas – He Enters Our World To Draw Us Into His Presence
We gather in prayer on Christmas day to celebrate the center event of God’s creation. This…
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…
3rd Advent Sunday – Authentic Happiness, Authentic Joy
This is Gaudete or Rejoice Sunday. The readings force us to ask ourselves: What makes us…
2nd Advent Sunday – Prepare, Don’t Presume
Among the alarming list of human foibles is the concept of entitlement. It seems that many…