25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Amos 8:4-7 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Luke 16:1-13 September 22, 2013 Today Jesus tells us the Parable of the Dishonest Steward. In those days a steward was essentially the complete manager of the owner’s property and affairs. It was their responsibility to use wisely all that the owner had. It all …
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-32 September 15, 2013 The Israelites had become “depraved.” How? Because they had ‘turned aside from the way God had pointed out to them.’ Through Moses God had been teaching the people how to act but while Moses was on the mountain with …
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 9:13-18b Philemon 9-10, 12-1 Luke 14:25-33 September 8, 2013 “Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the Lord intends?” These are the opening words of our first reading today from the Book of Wisdom. They are also words that we might relate to very well when …
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Today, along with many other schools in the area, we began a new school year at Immaculate Conception School. We have many returning students but there are also new students. The Pre-K3 class is all new, many of the Pre-K4 classes are new but there are new students in other grades too. We have a new …
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a Luke 14:1, 7-14 September 1, 2013 I think we get confused about what humility is. Sometimes humility is interpreted as the opposite of pride. In its sinful meaning, pride means to make ourselves look good (maybe even better than everyone else) and to …
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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 66:18-21 Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 Luke 13:22-30 August 25, 2013 Isaiah speaks the message of the Lord that he will invite people of every language to see his glory. He speaks of how ALL will be an offering to the Lord. The Lord goes so far as to say He …
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The other day I was out to a parishioner’s house and a few of their friends were there. Among the topics of conversation was a discussion on how we look at our faith. Do we see our faith as a “religion” or do we see it as a “spirituality”? The question is nothing new but …
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 Hebrews 12:1-4 Luke 12:49-53 August 18, 2013 They are after Jeremiah to get rid of him. Why? We’re told it’s because he is demoralizing the soldiers and all the people. They think he doesn’t care about the ‘welfare of the people.’ The fact is Jeremiah cares. Jeremiah …
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 18:6-9 Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 Luke 12:32-48 August 11, 2013 It’s all about faith. We’re here today because we are drawn here in faith. We’re here because we seek God in faith. We’re here today because we need faith. The Israelites had faith when God came to save them. They …
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23 Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 Luke 12:13-21 August 4, 2013 Qoheleth speaks of vanity and putting too much effort into building up earthly things? What is the point? A person asks Jesus for help with handling the family inheritance. Jesus isn’t interested in such earthly matters. The …
