13th Sunday of the Year – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Dear Preachers: Mark’s narratives are usually short, crisp and have a feeling of rush about them.…

13th Sunday of the Year

In a class reunion, three long lost friends were comparing personal experiences. “in our town,” said…

13th Sunday of the Year

Today’s readings are about Jesus as the giver of life. The gospel consists of two related…

13th Sunday of the Year – Rescued From Death by the God of Life

Introduction Despite the suffering it entails, humans desperately love life. Ulysses in Hades tries to comfort…

Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist – Humility leads to Joy

On December the 25th, we celebrate the big one—the birthday of Jesus, the Word of God…

Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist

From a Sermon on the Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist by Saint…

Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist

St. John the Baptist, the kinsman of Jesus and the son of the priest Zechariah and…

Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist

“Among those born of women no one is greater than John” (Luke 7:28). These words which…

Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist – The Exigency to Prophesy

Today we leave the rotation of the Sundays of the Year for a celebration of the…

Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist

It’s easy to see why the Isaiah reading was chosen for today’s feast and as a…