In the Gospel today John the Baptist is described as a voice, calling for a highway to be made clear, for obstacles to be removed from the path, for winding ways to be straightened, for valleys and hills to be leveled. All this so that it will be possible for the Lord to come among […]
Second Sunday of Advent – “C†– December 9, 2012 Read More »
This new season of Advent invites each of us to become all that we can be. The most serious coronary disease in the world is not a blockage of the arteries but rather hardness of the heart. If you are not willing to recast yourself into a more attractive Christian this Advent, you do have
First Sunday of Advent – “C†– December 2, 2012 Read More »
The readings for today’s celebration of the great feast of Christ the Kings speak to us of the Lord’s sovereign rule over all time and space. But they also speak about the places of muddle and difficulty. This is where this majesty is revealed. In the Gospel we see Jesus indiscussion with Pontius Pilate, the
In the Creed, we pray, “He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and His kingdom will have no end.†Later we pray, “I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.†It is these beliefs that we profess in today’s readings.
Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – “B†– November 18, 2012 Read More »
When famine come upon Israel, a widow finds herself down to her last handful of flour. She and her son are facing a certain death. As she prepares to make their final meal she finds a man of God wanting to sit at her table. Elijah pleads with the widow to share the little she
Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – “B†– November 11, 2012 Read More »
Food in the form of bread, wine and water, everyday things, lies at the heart of our sacramental practice. As St. Theresa of Avila told her sisters: “God is found among the pots and pans.†If you visit her convent in Avila today, among other pious memorabilia in the little repository shop, you can buy
Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time – “B†– November 4, 2012 Read More »
Imagine being on a commuter train in the rush hour. It snakes its way out of the city as night is falling. In the great tower blocks that flank the line the lights are going on. Each bright window represents a family; someone is saying, “What do you want for your tea?†Someone is saying,
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – “B†– October 28, 2012 Read More »
When John and James approached Jesus and asked to be given prominent places in the kingdom of God, Jesus told them that heaven is not like an earthly kingdom in which there are places of greater and lesser importance, where a person’s value lies in power and material possessions. If James and John wanted to
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time – “B†– Heritage Sunday – October 21, 2012 Read More »
In our culture today there is a monumental clash of opinions concerning the institution of marriage. The church needs to be aware of it; Christians need to be taking it very seriously! There are those, speaking from a purely secular point of view, who insist that human beings, over the course of many centuries, have
Solemnity of the Christian Family – October 14, 2012 Read More »