5th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Won’t people feel strange or confused at the end of the Job reading today when the…

5th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Perhaps the Lector at Mass today should advise parents to put their hands over the ears…

4th Sunday of the year – “FIRST IMPRESSIONS”

Ancient people believed that no human could meet God face-to-face and survive. So, when the Israelites…

4th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

The book of Deuteronomy is composed as a sermon by Moses. Israel is about to enter…

4th Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

When the Israelites in the desert beheld the presence of God in the mountain’s storm, even…

3rd Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

St. Paul tells the Corinthians  “the time is running out” and then follows that warning  with…

Baptism of the Lord

The Jewish people had waited a very long time, for centuries, clinging to the promises God…

Epiphany of the lord – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Epiphany comes from the Greek for “manifestation.” We celebrate the feast today, but it really is…

Feast of the Holy Family – MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

We know what preceded today’s gospel story. There was no room in the inn and so…

The Feast of the Holy Family – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

We still have Christmas crèches in full view in our churches and under our Christmas trees…