My hard-working mother came home from Sunday Mass after hearing today’s gospel about Mary and Martha…
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16th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1
My mother was one of nine children. Her father was a laborer; her mother worked…
15th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2
“Good Samaritan” has become part of our language, whether we are Christian or not. About ten…
15th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1
The story of the Good Samaritan is one of the best known in the Bible. Even…
14th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2
I am writing this a few days after the slaughter in Orlando Florida. Our hearts are…
14th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
The Bible is filled with poetry, especially the Psalms, which are poetic prayers. Isaiah today is…
13th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Can you feel the shift and the rush in today’s gospel passage? Beginning with today’s passage…
12th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Today’s gospel sounds like a classroom quiz. The teacher asks the question and students’ hands eagerly…
Feast of the Body and the Blood – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2
There was a time when Catholics rarely received Communion. Since reception was so infrequent Benediction and…
Feast of the Body and the Blood – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1
From the way Luke narrates the multiplication of the bread and fish you can tell…