By: By Father Douglas Grandon Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 31Wisdom 11:22 — 12:2; Psalm 145:1-2,8-9,10-11,13,14; 2 Thessalonians 1:11 — 2:2; Luke 19:1-10 The third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization ended last week with dramatic testimony from the 18-year-old daughter of a former assistant to the Communist dictator of North Korea, Kim Jung Il. […]
Continue readingBy: By Barbara Roedel Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 17 Exodus 17:8-13; Psalm 121:1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8; 2 Timothy 3:14 — 4:2; Luke 18:1-8 This Sunday’s Gospel portrays a widow who pursues a judge for justice. The image of a poor, powerless widow relentless in her pursuit of justice is contrasted by a judge who is arrogant […]
Continue readingBy: By Barbara Roedel Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 3 Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4; Psalm 95:1-2,6-7,8-9; 2 Timothy 1:6-8,13-14; Luke 17:5-10 Jesus’ disciples experienced challenges and difficulties in following him. Thinking they had too little faith, the disciples asked Jesus for more faith. Jesus’ response must have shocked them. He tells the disciples to use […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 19Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113:1-2,4-6,7-8; 1 Timothy 2:1-8; Luke 16:1-13 As I read Luke’s Gospel this week, I found it difficult to understand. How can a dishonest person be commended for “acting prudently”? I consulted a homily aid by Father Charles Irvin, a retired priest of […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 5 Wisdom 9:13-18b; Psalm 90:3-4,5-6,12-13,14-17; Philemon 9-10,12-17; Luke 14:25-33 Over the years, many of us have chosen to become members of a certain group or a fan/supporter of a certain person. Why did we do that? Probably we had listened and decided it was something […]
Continue readingBy: Msgr. Stuart Swetland Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 22Isaiah 66:18-21; Psalm 117:1,2; Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13; Luke 13:22-30 In today’s Collect (Opening Prayer) we pray:Father,Help us to seek the valuesThat will bring us lasting joy in this changing world.In our desire for what you promiseMake us one in mind and heart. What are these “values” […]
Continue readingBy: By Msgr. Stuart Swetland Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 8 Wisdom 18:6-9; Psalm 33:1,12,18-19,20-22; Hebrews 11:1-2,8-19; Luke 12:32-48 Are Christians “strangers and aliens?” This is the type of question that theologians hear from people who are closely studying the Bible. When I get such a question I am reminded of the old axiom […]
Continue readingBy: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 25Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138:1-2,2-3,6-7,7-8; Colossians 2:12-14; Luke 11:1-13 You may have heard the story about the man who was chased off a cliff by a tiger. He fell, and just managed to hold on to a branch. Six feet above him stood the […]
Continue readingBy: By Sister Rachel Bergschneider, OSB Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 11 Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Psalm 69:14,17,30-31,33-34,36,37; Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 10:25-37; Luke 10:25-37 Yet again, Jesus is the great storyteller in today’s Gospel. When met by the young man who is intent on following God but knows only how to understand that call in the […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Perkins EDITOR’S NOTE: Father Dominic Garramone’s computer crashed earlier this week, taking with it the Scripture column he had written for this issue of The Catholic Post. To help him out, we offer the following column from Catholic News Service called “Word to Life,” which is produced in cooperation with the North […]
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