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God’s Kingdom Awaits: Humans Can Accept It or Reject It
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Isaiah provides the first reading for this weekend. Isaiah is a fascinating book of Scripture. It covers a long period of Hebrew […]
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We Can Prepare for the Eternal Banquet by Loving Christ
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Wisdom is the source of the first reading for this weekend. Always standing high in any ancient Jewish perception of God and […]
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Our Merciful Father in Heaven Always Hears Our Pleas
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Again, the Book of Genesis is the source of this weekend’s first reading. It is the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. The story has fascinated, […]
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Prepare for Mass: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Book of Genesis, unfortunately, bears the burden of being remembered, and is usually misunderstood, only in terms of its Creation narratives. While the creation of all things and […]
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No One is Beyond God’s Love
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Deuteronomy, the source of the first reading for this weekend, is one of the first five books of the Bible, collectively called […]
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Prepare for Mass: The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The first reading is from the third section of Isaiah. The three sections of this book, so favored throughout the years by pious Jews as well as devout Christians, […]
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Like Peter and Paul, God Gives Us Strength to Share His Love
Feast of SS. Peter and Paul This weekend, the Church celebrates the feast of SS. Peter and Paul. Jesus commissioned St. Peter to be first among the apostles and head […]
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Through His Body and Blood, Christ Continues to Feed Us
This weekend the Church celebrates the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, or Corpus Christi, as it was known in the days of the Latin liturgy. On all its […]
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Teaching on the Trinity Is at the Root of Christian Belief
Trinity Sunday The Church celebrates Trinity Sunday this weekend, and it uses the celebration to teach us about the Holy Trinity, the mystery of three Persons in the one God. […]
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At Pentecost, We Mark Our Role in Carrying on Christ’s Church
In the Church’s liturgical year, only Easter and Christmas eclipse Pentecost. The importance, and grandeur, of these feasts of course derive from the events being commemorated. The Church also sees […]
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While Christ Ascended into Heaven, He Remains Here Today
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord The date for celebrating the feast of the Ascension of the Lord is optional in this country. The decision is made by bishops […]
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The Church Guides Our Way to the ‘Heavenly Jerusalem’
Sixth Sunday of Easter The Acts of the Apostles again provides the first reading for a weekend in the Easter season. As it grew, Christianity not only expanded beyond its […]