3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 December 15, 2013 “Are you the one?” John the Baptist is in jail for preparing the Way of the Lord and has heard of Jesus. He wants to know if Jesus is the Messiah. So, he sends disciples to inquire, “Are …
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-9 Matthew 3:1-12 December 8, 2013 Every time we celebrate Mass we listen to words from the Bible. Why? Paul offers us an explanation when he writes to the Romans, “Whatever was written previously was written for our instruction that by endurance and by the …
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Check out my latest presentation “Attitude of Gratitude” at http://renewaloffaith.org/basics/gratitude.htm. Peace, Fr. Jeff
1st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 2:1-5 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44 December 1, 2013 Even before Thanksgiving Christmas items were appearing in the stores. I saw a Santa in a mall two weeks before Thanksgiving. Radio stations are beginning to play Christmas music. The Christmas lights are going up. But it isn’t Christmas …
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Today is Thanksgiving. It’s a national holiday but it is also an appropriate day to celebrate in the church. We are a people of thanksgiving. The word Eucharist actually comes from a Greek word that means thanksgiving. Every time we celebrate Mass we give thanks to God. Our prayers at Mass speak of our thanks …
Christ the King, Year C 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Colossians 1:12-20 Luke 23:35-43 November 24, 2013 The Israelites realize it is time to make David their king. God had already anointed David as king but the Israelites are just coming to realize the leadership that David has shown. They realize that even when Saul was still …
33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C Malachi 3:19-20a 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Luke 21:5-19 November 17, 2013 Next week we will celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King and then the weekend after that we will begin Advent. Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year in the church. Before we can begin …
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32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 Luke 20:27-38 November 10, 2013 The Resurrection is a central mystery of our faith. The Resurrection is essential to who we are as Christians. At Easter we proclaim “Jesus Christ is Risen today.” But what does the Resurrection really mean …
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Yesterday I read a news story on the NBC news website about Pope Francis announcing that the Vatican will survey the church before next year’s synod on the family. As the story says, it is “fascinating” that this will be done. When I read this story, I had a sense that some people will …
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Today, I would like to write about two different things that Pope Francis has done this week. The first happened today. At noon Rome time, Pope Francis named Bishop Salvatore R. Matano as the ninth Bishop of Rochester. I was able to watch the news conference via the Internet on the Catholic Courier website. He …
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