By: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Third Sunday of Advent, Dec. 11 Isaiah 61:1-2a,10-11; (Psalm) Luke 1:46-48,49-50,53-54; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8,19-28 Perhaps at no other time during the year are we so seduced into the culture surrounding us. The materialism of the season can take over our lives. There is an ancient story that […]
Continue readingBy: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 27 Isaiah 63:16b-17,19b; 64:2-7; Psalm 80:2-3,15-16,18-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37 We begin a new year this Sunday, the beginning of the liturgical year. Newness seems to bring out a desire for change in the direction of our lives. It can be small, like […]
Continue readingBy: By Father James King Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 13 Proverbs 31:10-13,19-20,30-31; Psalm 128:1-2,3,4-5; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; Matthew 25:14-30 It isn’t easy to serve God. In fact, with our fallen human nature, it would be impossible for us to serve God without His help. But through His word, and the grace that He […]
Continue readingBy: By Father James King Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 16 Isaiah 45:1,4-6; Psalm 96:1,3,4-5,7-8,9-10; 1 Thesssalonians 1:1-5b; Matthew 22:15-21 It is clear from this Sunday’s Gospel what our Lord is referring to when He says, “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” In this case He […]
Continue readingBy: By Jeff Hedglen, Catholic News Service Editor’s Note — This week our local writers take a break and the Scripture reflection is from the Catholic News Service feature “Word to Life.” —– Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 2 Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:9,12,13-14,15-16,19-20; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 In this week’s second reading from St. […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 18 Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145: 2-3,8-9,17-18; Philippians 1:20c-24,27a; Matthew 20:1-16a On the first Monday of this month, we celebrated Labor Day, a national holiday for recognizing and honoring laborers with speeches, parades and special picnics. This hasn’t changed too much from the time when I […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 4 Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 95:1-2,6-7,8-9; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20 Matthew’s Gospel is divided into five books, each of which has two parts — the narrative and the “discourse” or sermon. The Gospel for this week and the one for last Sunday are part of Book […]
Continue readingTwenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 21 Isaiah 22:13-23; Psalm 138:1-2,2-3,6,8; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 In this week’s Gospel, Jesus is in Caesarea Philippi, a region north of the Sea of Galilee. It is here that there will be some changes taking place. Jesus is beginning to prepare for his approaching death. He starts by […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 7 1 Kings 19:9a,11-13a; Psalm 85: 9,10,11-12,13-14; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33 Fear and doubt. How many times has fear welled up inside of you? Maybe a fear of taking on something new. How about doubt? Have you ever doubted that what you are doing is […]
Continue readingBy: By Father James King Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 24 1 Kings 3:5,7-12; Psalm 119:57,72,76-77,127-128,129-130; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52 “O Lord, my God . . . give your servant an understanding heart” (1 Kings 3:9). This prayer of Solomon in this Sunday’s first reading was pleasing to God and he answered the prayer. […]
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