By: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland First Sunday of Lent, Feb. 17 Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Psalm 91:1-2,10-11,12-13,14-15; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13 It is well known that in Hebrew, the name Jesus means “God saves” (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church 430.) But what does it mean to be saved? The readings for this First Sunday in Lent […]
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By: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 3 Jeremiah 1:4-5,17-19; Psalm 71:1-2,3-4,5-6,15-17; 1 Corinthians 12:31 — 13:13; Luke 4:21-30 The readings for this Sunday present a difficult side of human nature. I suspect we have all experienced someone turning on us. It could have been in elementary school, where one of […]
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By: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 20 Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 96:1-2,2-3,7-8,9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 Recently I heard an interview by someone who had written a book as a result of her research on the phenomenon of happiness. In the interview the author of the book noted that […]
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By: By Father Claude Peifer, OSB Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Jan. 6 Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,10-11,12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a,5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 The name “Epiphany” comes from the Greek term epiphaneia, which means manifestation. Its Greek name already indicates that the feast is of eastern origin; it is in fact the eastern equivalent of […]
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By: By Father Claude Peifer, OSB Fourth Sunday of Advent, Dec. 23 Micah 5:1-4a; Psalm 80:2-3,15-16,18-19; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 This year, since the final Sunday of Advent occurs just one day before the Vigil of Christmas, we are standing on the very threshold of the great mystery of the Lord’s birth. Thus we begin […]
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By: By Father Claude Peifer, OSB Second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 9 Baruch 5:1-9; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Philippians 1:4-6,8-11; Luke 3:1-6 The season of Advent is about “the Coming” (in Latin adventus) of the Lord. What does that mean? The prophets of the Old Testament had foretold that their God would manifest himself on “the Day […]
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By: By Shawn Reeves Solemnity of Christ the King, Nov. 25 Daniel 7:13-14; Psalm 93:1,1-2,5; Revelation 1:5-8; John 18:33b-37 The King has arrived! Though some kings have been despots and treacherous brutes, the idea of a noble king seems to have captivated the song and literature of most Western cultures at some point in their […]
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By: By Shawn Reeves Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 11 1 Kings 17:10-16; Psalm 146:7,8-9,9-10; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 The Sunday readings have been taking us on a pilgrimage through the Letter to the Hebrews, preparing the heart and mind to receive the full glory of Christ’s Kingship, which is nearly upon us. They […]
Continue readingBy: By Shawn Reeves Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 28 Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52 I have two sons, and this reality largely defines my identity and those of my sons. Others often comment, “They look just like you,” which is a joy to hear and reinforces my sense of “connection” […]
Continue readingBy: By Shawn Reeves Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 14 Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalm 90:12-13,14-15,16-17; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 Like a herald who enters a city and pronounces the imminent entry of the king, we have come into that sequence of readings that prepares the announcement of Christ’s triumphant kingship over all. Beginning with last […]
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