29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CExodus 17:8-13Psalm 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 (see 2)2 Timothy 3:14-4:2Luke 18:1-8October 20, 2019 Jesus tells us to “pray always”. Really? How can anyone pray “always”? We have to sleep or we will become “weary”. We have to work. We have to eat. How can we “pray always”? The fact …
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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C2 Kings 5:14-17Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 (see 2b)2 Timothy 2:8-13Luke 17:11-19October 13, 2019 As our first reading begins today, Naaman is “plunged into the Jordan seven times.” This might remind us of how Jesus was baptized in the Jordan river. Following the plunging, we are told that Naaman was …
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CHabakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 (8)2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14Luke 17:5-10October 6, 2019 Habakkuk the prophet cried out, “How long, O LORD? I cry for help but you do not listen!” Have you ever felt the same way? Have you asked God for help but feel like you don’t …
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I just posted the video and handout from my latest presentation on my website. You can see them at www.renewaloffaith.org/saints2. Here’s a short description – In Part I of this series Fr. Jeff began by talking about the saints in general and then Mary and the Holy Angels. Now, in Part II, he talks about …
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CAmos 6:1a, 4-7Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 (1b)1 Timothy 6:11-16Luke 16:19-31September 29, 2019 Amos speaks of those who have “beds of ivory”, “eat lambs… and calves from the stall.” They have the “best oils.” All of these point to people with wealth as they are expensive items. Thus, they had …
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CAmos 8:4-7Psalm 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8 (see 1a, 7b)1 Timothy 2:1-8Luke 16:1-3September 22, 2019 Our readings start today with the prophet Amos speaking to those “who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!” The people to whom he is speaking would say they keep the Sabbath …
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For those who follow St. Luke’s on Facebook (the parish where I currently serve), we began posting images or quotes associated with particular saints this summer. We do this to help us better know the saints. This is also part of the reason that led to the series, Our Saints and Intercessors, that Fr. Jeff …
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CExodus 32:7-11, 13-14Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19 (Luke 15:18)1 Timothy 1:12-17Luke 15:1-32September 15, 2019 Today’s readings should be familiar to us. Our Sunday readings are on a three-year cycle so if you have been coming to church all your life, you have heard these several times. Add to that …
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I started a new presentation series this week. In Part I, I begin with a general introduction to our Catholic understanding of the saints. Then, I discuss Mary and the Holy Angels (from two of our churches, St. Mary’s and Holy Angels). In a few weeks, Part II will examine the lives of St. Lucy …
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CWisdom 9:13-18bPsalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17 (1)Philemon 9-10, 12-17Luke 14:25-33September 8, 2019 “Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the LORD intends? For the deliberations of mortals are timid.” These are the words that began our first reading from Wisdom today. As human knowledge has …
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