As I have said before, there are many people who choose not to watch the news because it is full of negativity. I myself watch the news less than I used to because of the negativity along with seeing a bias in the news that is being reporting. I still try to stay informed of …
1st Sunday of Lent, Year B – HomilyGenesis 9:8-15Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9, (10)1 Peter 3:18-22Mark 1:12-15 “Repent and believe in the gospel.” These are the words that were said as ashes were placed on the foreheads of people as we began Lent last Wednesday. They are also among the first words Jesus said as He …
The Eucharistic Prayer – The Oblation The greatest sacrifice ever offered is the sacrifice of Jesus freely giving his life for us on the Cross. As Jesus says in John 15:13, “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” The Eucharistic Prayers use both the terms “sacrifice” and “oblation.” …
Lent starts tomorrow (February 14, 2024). What comes to mind when you hear the word “Lent”? Do you have feelings of dread or joy? Why? Is Lent just something “necessary to get to Easter and the Resurrection”? We all want to make it to Heaven. Thus, we look forward to the joy of Easter and …
Jesus had been healing many people. In today’s gospel, “A leper came to Jesus.” Given the number of people that were coming to Jesus one might think of the man with leprosy as one of many. He knelt before Jesus and begged him “If you wish, you can make me clean.” No surprise, right? Well…, …
The Eucharistic Prayer – Memorial Acclamation & Anamnesis Following the words of Jesus that transubstantiate bread and wine into his Body and Blood, comes the Memorial Acclamation and Anamnesis. At this point in the Mass, we recall the paschal mystery that includes the death, Resurrection, and ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It is here that …
How much time do you spend trying to make other people happy? Now, there are clearly some people that we should want to make happy. Certainly, a married person should want their spouse to be happy. We should want our family to be happy along with our friends. In fact, in loving our neighbor as …
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – HomilyJob 7:1-4, 6-7Psalm 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 (3a)1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-3Mark 1:29-39 “Job spoke saying: Is not man’s life on earth a drudgery?…I shall not see happiness again.” These are the words that begin and end today’s first reading. Job is experiencing a terrible time in his life. …
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The Eucharistic Prayer – The Institution Narrative cont’d Last week we discussed the Institution Narrative where Jesus instituted the Eucharist as he said, ‘this is my Body…this is my Blood.” We believe in the Real Presence because Jesus says so. When Jesus was in the boat on the stormy sea (Mark 4:35-41), He said to …
Some Christians will ask, “when were you saved?”. Generally, the people who ask this question have experienced a time in their lives when they felt a profound conversion in their lives and gave their lives over to Christ. This is when they believe they were saved. The terminology of “being saved” has solid roots in …
