By: By Father Tom Kelly Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy)/April 12 Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 118:2-4,13-15,22-24; 1 John 5:1-6; Sequence: Victimae Paschali Laudes; John 20:19-31 The words from the Gospel passage that jump off the page in my view are, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are […]
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By: By Sharon Priester Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion/March 29 (At the procession with palms) Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16 (At Mass) Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9,17-18,19-20,23-24; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1 — 15:47 Here we are at the last stage of our Lenten journey, Palm Sunday and Holy Week, focusing on the climax of the […]
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By: By Sharon Priester Fourth Sunday of Lent/March 15 2 Chronicles 36:14-16,19-23; Psalm 137:1-2,3,4-5,6; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21 This Sunday we are a little over halfway through our Lenten journey and looking forward to the celebration of Easter. Like any journey, we sometimes get to a point where we hit a roadblock. Maybe we are […]
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By: By Sharon Priester Second Sunday of Lent/March 1 Genesis 22:1-2,9a,10-13,15-18; Psalm 116:10,15,16-17,18-19; Romans 8:31b-34; Mark 9:2-10 Just a week and a half ago we entered into the Lenten season. During this 40-day period, the church asks us to focus more on prayer and the reading of Scripture, fasting and almsgiving. We are also called […]
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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Feb. 15 Leviticus 13:1-2,44-46; Psalm 32:1-2,5,11; 1 Corinthians 10:31 — 11:1; Mark 1:40-45 Pus-filled sores, scabs and skin blotches may seem to be an unlikely subject in a liturgy, but they serve to call us to love those deemed to be the least among us in the readings for the Sixth […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Feb. 1 Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95:1-2,6-7,7-9; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 Funnyman Will Ferrell portraying anchorman Ron Burgundy has created a pop culture sensation with the line, “I don’t know how to put this, but I’m kind of a big deal.” It shows up on posters, t-shirts, […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Jan. 18 1 Samuel 3:3b-10,19; Psalm 40:2,4,7-8,8-9,10; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a,17-20; John 1:35-42 For 40 years the Burger King said, “Have it your way.” A television brand called My Network TV suggests that they will serve up reruns just the way I want them. Old Blue […]
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By: By Shawn Reeves Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord/Jan. 4 Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,10-11,12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a,5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 My toddler is fascinated with light. From the flicker of the tiniest candle to the immense exhibition of fireworks, light captivates him. In fact, “lights” was one of his first words as he discovered holiday […]
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By: By Shawn Reeves Fourth Sunday of Advent/Dec. 21 2 Samuel 7:1-5,8b-12,14a,16; Psalm 89:2-3,4-5,27,29; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 Unlike King David, I do not live in a grand house of cedar, but if I did, I’m pretty certain I’d still end up performing endless home repairs. It seems there is no end to the maintenance […]
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By: By Shawn Reeves Second Sunday of Advent/Dec. 7 Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11; Psalm 85:9-10,11-12,13-14; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8 My youngest son just turned 3. I can still remember the anticipation of his arrival — the joyful announcement of pregnancy, the discerning of names, the observation of tiny kicks upon rounded skin, the family in hushed […]
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