Today, August 15th, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Normally it would be a Holy Day of Obligation but since it falls on a Saturday this year, it is not a day of obligation, but it is still an important day. The gospel reading for today is the story …
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 1 Kings 19:4-8 Ephesians 4:30:5-2 John 6:41-51 August 9, 2015 Elijah is tired and worn out. How many of us have felt the same way at times? In Elijah’s case he is serving as a prophet of the Lord in a time when people have turned away from …
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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 John 6:24-35 August 2, 2015 The Israelites were grumbling. They were concerned that they could find nothing to eat in the desert. A legitimate concern, but how soon they forgot how they came to the desert. God had set them free from …
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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 2 Kings 4:42-44 Ephesians 4:1-6 John 6:1-15 July 26, 2015 The events of our first reading happen in a time of drought so food was scarce and people were hungry. The man presents twenty barley loaves to Elisha the prophet. Elisha directs him to give it to the …
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16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Jeremiah 23:1-6 Ephesians 2:13-18 Mark 6:30-34 July 19, 2015 Last week we heard Jesus send out the Twelve. This week they report back and He tells them to take some time to rest. It’s important to realize they didn’t go out on their own never to return. They …
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15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Amos 7:12-15 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:7-13 July 12, 2015 They say if you want to avoid controversy don’t talk about religion or politics. We need to talk about our faith but never to ruffle feathers but to speak the truth. Amos has been speaking about the faith as …
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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Ezekiel 2:2-5 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Mark 6:1-6 July 5, 2015 This weekend is, of course, our national holiday remembering the signing of The Declaration of Independence and how we came to be a free nation. So this weekend we celebrate freedom. In 1776, it was freedom from an …
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On June 26th, the Supreme Court of the United States declared that two people of the same gender have the right to marry in our entire country. Archbishop Kurtz, President of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishop (USCCB) immediately issued a statement describing the court’s decision as “a tragic error.” The court’s decision is …
In May, I offered the fifth and final presentation, “One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church” in my series on the Creed. You can know watch the video online at http://www.renewaloffaith.org/video—one-holy-catholic-and-apostolic-church.html. Peace, Fr. Jeff
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mark 5:21-43 June 28, 2015 Jesus heals both a woman who had been hemorrhaging for twelve years and a twelve year old girl who “died.” Only the girl died a physical death but the woman’s life was severely altered by …
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