By: By Sharon Priester Pentecost Sunday, May 27 Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1,24,29-30,31,34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7,12-13 or Galatians 5:15-25; John 20:19-23 or John 15:26-27,16:12-15 This weekend we celebrate the feast of Pentecost, the birth of the Church. The first reading begins with the disciples gathering for Pentecost, a feast when the Israelite men […]
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By: By Sharon Priester Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 13 Acts of the Apostles 10:25-26,34-35,44-48; Psalm 98:1,2-3,3-4; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17 How many times have we heard someone say, “I love this pizza” or “I love your new car”? Love is a word used over and over by each of us. Pope Benedict XVI […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 29 Acts of the Apostles 4:8-12; Psalm 118:1,8-9,21-23,26,28,29; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18 In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus, in response to the Pharisees’ attacks, describes himself as the “good shepherd,” devoted to taking care of his sheep even to the point of sacrificing his life […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Second Sunday of Easter, April 15 Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 118:2-4,13-15,22-24; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 As we all know, Jesus chose men to come follow him and be disciples. These men witnessed Jesus healing the sick and teaching the people how to live their lives loving God and their neighbor, and […]
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By: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, April 1 At the procession with palms: Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16 At the Mass: Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9,17-18,19-22,23-24; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1 — 15:47 Palm Sunday and the Passion of the Lord To attempt a commentary on Palm Sunday and the Passion of […]
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By: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 18 2 Chronicles 36:14-16,19-23; Psalm 137:1-2,3,4-5,6; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21 Jesus’ dialogue with Nicodemus is so beautiful. Nicodemus will remain a disciple of Jesus from this moment even at the risk of his own status, social position and, even, his very life. A canonized saint, […]
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By: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland Second Sunday of Lent, March 4 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 The story of the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham is perhaps the most dramatic and artistic part of the Torah. The Scripture scholar Pauline Viviano has described it well: “We are drawn into the action of […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 19 Isaiah 43:18-19,21-22,24b-25; Psalm 41:2-3,4-5,13-14; 2 Corinthians 1:18-22; Mark 2:1-12 All golfers know the value of a mulligan. It offers the repentant the chance to redo an errant shot without having to count the mistake. No golfer actually deserves a mulligan; it’s given not earned. […]
Continue readingBy: By Tim Irwin Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 5 Job 7:1-4,6-7; Psalm 147:1-2,3-4,5-6; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19,22-23; Mark 1:29-39 Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reported that the number of traffic fatalities in the United States in 2010 fell to the lowest level since 1949. He added, “Still, too many of our friends and neighbors are […]
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By: By Tim Irwin Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 22 Jonah 3:1-5,10; Psalm 25:4-5,6-7,8-9; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 Procrastination plagues contemporary people. Organizations such as Procrastinators Anonymous and The Procrastinator’s Club offer support to the tardy. Go to a large city and you could attend a procrastinators’ self-help meeting, although one wonders if […]
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