If there is any truth to the stereotype of an Old Testament prophet as someone going…
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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…
4th Sunday of the year
It is told that when Mother Theresa was once cleaning the wounds of a leper, a…
4th Sunday of the year
TODAY WE BEGIN the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus is presented as the…
4th Sunday of the year – What does the human person seek but joy?
Introduction Do you want to be happy for a few hours? Get drunk. Do you want…
3rd Sunday of the year
In the birth of Jesus, God brought light into a dark world. Several of our New…
3rd Sunday of the year – Enlightened
Today’s readings begin with the passage from Isaiah that we proclaim at the Christmas Midnight Mass:…
3rd Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2
I was listening to a local radio program recently as I was driving across town. The…
3rd Sunday of the year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1
Dear Preachers: We commonly make reference to Sunday’s three Scripture readings. But there are four. We…
3rd Sunday of the year
The story is told about a despondent man who complained to his mother: “I’ve stopped going…