Readings: 1st Reading; Leviticus 13 : 1 – 2, 44 – 46. Responsorial Psalm; Ps. 31 : 1 – 2, 5, 11. 2nd Reading, 1 Corinthians 10 : 31 -11 : 1 Gospel; Mark 1 : 40 – 45.The first reading shows how pertinent the strict application of the Mosaic Law of Read more
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A. Readings: 1st Reading; Jeremiah 20 : 7 – 9 Responsorial Psalm; Ps. 62 : 2 – 6, 8 – 9. 2nd Reading; Romans 12 : 1 – 2. Gospel; Matthew 16 : 21 – 27. Our First reading today shows a Read more
Vatican City, Apr 13, 2017 / 03:00 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During his annual Chrism Mass for Holy Week Pope Francis told priests to always convey the truth and mercy of the Gospel with joy, saying the “Good News” brought by Jesus can never be rigid or presumptuous, but is rather meek and humble. “Everything (Jesus) Read more
HEY, WAITER! “Wait for the Lord with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord.” –Psalm 27:14 We wait for what we cannot see; the return of the Master seems to take so long. We wait with courage, not in doubt. We wait not because there is no other alternative but because we faithfully choose […]Read more
(GN 15:5-12, 17-18; PS 27; PHIL 3:17—4:1; LK 9:28B-36) I’m driving through the streets of Portland, Maine, searching for it. I have a paper map, but it’s in the days before smart phones and GPS. It’s a beautiful August evening. I was in the area for training, but after the day’s activities, I wanted to […]Read more
Fasting, mercy, forgiveness, and man’s iniquity – the common threads woven throughout today’s readings. Oh how beautiful is God’s mercy and forgiveness and how torturous it is when we place ourselves outside such beauty and surrender to our own iniquity. Yet, it is through our free will that we commit such Read more
The story of the book of Esther creates some beautiful imagery for us. Esther herself is a strikingly beautiful Jewish woman who has become queen with the help of her foster father Mordecai. The Jewish community were exiles, or maybe we could think of them as refugees and they were not thought of too highly. Read more