Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. You will not find a story of the Immaculate Conception of Mary in the Bible. The Bible does not tell us much about Mary. What the Bible does tell us about Mary points us to Jesus. Just because the Bible …
Yesterday I completed my series, Made for Discipleship. My website is presently undergoing an overhaul, leaving me unable to update it for a few days. So, here is a link to watch the video recording of yesterday’s webinar on my YouTube Channel. https://youtu.be/9NdMjJK_nLc?si=mc_TbcrUjpWGnZzf I do have the slides available as a PDF but I do …
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The Liturgy of the Eucharist – The Offertory The first part of the Liturgy of the Eucharist is the Offertory. At a Sunday Mass, two things happen concurrently while the offertory hymn is song. The altar is set and a collection is taken. The collection is not simply the church wanting money to pay its …
If you hear a homily that speaks about spending more time in prayer, do you immediately dismiss it because you are too busy? If you read in the bulletin that your parish is looking for more volunteers, do you immediately dismiss it because you are too busy? If someone asks you to do something, whether …
Defeated by their enemies, their nation and temple destroyed, many scattered in exile, the Israelites cry out to God, “Why do you let us wander, O LORD, from your ways, and harden our hearts so that we fear you not?” They had come to realize that it was their own fault that led to their …
