The Sunday Gospel
Jesus is the source of our sustenance
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time John 6:1-15Â The Second Book of Kings is the source of this weekendâs first biblical reading. The two books of Kings originally were one volume. […]
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time John 6:1-15Â The Second Book of Kings is the source of this weekendâs first biblical reading. The two books of Kings originally were one volume. […]
With long summer days upon us, pregnant with hazy, humid air and green grass growing long in the field, the Churchâs liturgical calendar celebrates Ordinary Time. For weeks upon weeks, […]
The Eighth Commandment is taking a beating on the internet. So is the fifth. Lying and defaming are no longer sins. They are clickbait. The crisis of fake news and […]
Excitement about returning to some form of normalcy has invaded our society and our faith communities. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has truly tested our lives. It is amazing how much […]
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 6:30-34 The Book of Jeremiah is the source of this weekendâs first reading. One of the three major prophets of ancient Israel, Jeremiah so […]
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 6:7-13Â The Book of Amos is the source of this weekendâs first reading. Amos is one of the relatively few prophets of whom something […]
Every house, in its own way, is a living thing. It changes as we change. It expands with joy and contracts under duress. This strikes me as a Catholic concept. […]
AÂ 23-year-old woman named Keira Bell recently brought a pivotal lawsuit against the National Health Services Gender Identity Development Clinic in London, better known as the Tavistock Clinic. Keira experienced significant […]
Iâm looking at a helpless but calm-looking baby, 16 weeks old, resting with eyes closed and one hand next to his or her face. The baby is surrounded by a […]
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 5:21-43Â The Book of Wisdom is the source of the first reading. When this book originally was written, the plight of Godâs people was […]
When I have reunions with my brothers and sisters, at some point we start telling stories about growing up. Invariably, we will remember events, good and bad, from different perspectives. […]
We were running food to a friend who just had her fifth baby â Iâd made an extra pan of enchiladas the night before â and dropping it off with […]