By: By Sharon Priester Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 7 Isaiah 66:10-14c; Psalm 66:1-3,4-5,6-7,16,20; Galatians 6:14-18; Luke 10:1-12,17-20 For 70 years, the Israelites, God’s chosen people, were in exile in Babylon. During that time, Isaiah’s prophets encouraged them with words of comfort and hope. Upon their release, the Israelites returned to Jerusalem to find […]
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By: By Sharon Priester Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 23 Zechariah 12:10-11; 13:1; Psalm 63:2,3-4,5-6,8-9; Galatians 3:26-29; Luke 9:18-24 This week’s Gospel is part of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee. Luke tells us how Jesus ministered to the people as he traveled through Galilee after being baptized in the Jordan River. Since he was known […]
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By: By Sharon Priester Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 9 1 Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 30:2,4,5-6,11,12,13; Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 7:11-17 A few weeks ago, the news media reported about the destruction in Moore, Okla., that was the result of a tornado. Reporters interviewed parents who were very anxious about their children, who had gone to […]
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By: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 26Proverbs 8:22-31; Psalm 8:4-5,6-7,8-9; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 I once belonged to a study group that met monthly. At one of the meetings, a member of the group announced with all confidence that he had unraveled the meaning of the Trinity. He […]
Continue readingBy: By Jeff Hedglen, Catholic News Service Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, May 12 Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11; Psalm 47:2-3,6-7,8-9; Ephesians 1:17-23 or Hebrews 9:24-28; 10:19-23; Luke 24:46-53 The subject of death is not something we willingly talk about. It conjures up feelings of sadness, longing for loved ones, fear of our […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Fifth Sunday of Easter, April 28 Acts of the Apostles 14:21-27; Psalm 145:8-9,10-11,12-13; Revelation 21:1-5a; John 13:31-33a,34-35 —– The readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter weave together the past, present and future, connecting hardship of this life with the hope of risen life. The reading from Acts of the Apostles […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Third Sunday of Easter, April 14 Acts of the Apostles 5:27-32,40b-41; Psalm 30:2,4,5-6,11-12,13; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 We are born with a sense of ourselves as separate and distinct beings. This sense we call the ego. Because of original sin, we believe that we will find the happiness that we crave […]
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Easter Sunday, March 31 Acts of the Apostles 10:34a,37-43; Psalm 118:1-2,16-18,22-23; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; Sequence: Victimae Paschali Laudes; John 20:1-9 or Luke 24:1-12 or (in the afternoon or evening) Luke 24:13-35 Easter celebrates the focal point of Christianity — the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection provides the lens through which all […]
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By: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 17 Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 Imagine you are surrounded by a hostile crowd, leering and hate-filled. Your worst sins have been uncovered and all are aware of your shame. Not only that, but the crowd literally wants you dead. In addition, […]
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By: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland Third Sunday of Lent, March 3 Exodus 3:1-8a,13-15; Psalm 103:1-2,3-4,6-7,8,11; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6,10-12; Luke 13:1-9 “Sacred Scripture is God’s love letters to us. But at times they can be difficult to understand.” It is often reported that the famous German Jesuit Father Karl Rahner used to say to priests on […]
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