Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
In its method and aim, the parable of the workers in the vineyard, which we hear today, is a particularly good example of Jesus’ teaching. …
Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
The Book of Sirach was written in Hebrew in Jerusalem about 190-180 BC; some fifty years later, it was translated into Greek in Egypt for …
Twenty-second Sunday, Year A
Just a Thought. Jeremiah, whom we see in our first reading, is a striking example of the irresistible force of God’s call, the seduction of …
Twenty-second Sunday
Jeremiah, whom we see in our first reading, is a striking example of the irresistible force of God’s call, the seduction of which a person …
The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Blessed Lady into heaven. This wonderful Feast of Mary cannot be taken in isolation, for …
Nineteenth Sunday, Year A
Today we hear our Lord exclaim, “Take heart it is I, do not be afraid,” and in a way confirming that we should have faith for he …
Sixteenth Sunday, Year A
Today’s Gospel records not one but three parables joined by Matthew himself, since they are followed by a single explanation. This explanation directly concerns only …
Fifteenth Sunday, Year A
Just a Thought. In the Gospel of Matthew, the “Discourse in the Parables” constitutes a well-defined unit. “On the day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down …
The Feast of The Body and Blood of Christ
The long “Bread of Life Discourse,” which fills all of Chapter Six in John’s Gospel, has a definite Eucharistic tone overall, especially in its last part, from …
Trinity Sunday
Welcome to the wonderful Feast of the Holy Trinity. The Feast of God himself. The Christian assembly confesses its faith in the Holy Trinity when, …