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, …
The Feast of Pentecost
The Lord Jesus’ resurrection marks the decisive turn in salvation history from the past to the present, which will last till Christ’s return. Before “the first …
Seventh Sunday of Easter
In the Acts of the Apostles, Luke paints a picture of the early Christian community three times. But before this he notes that immediately after …
Third Sunday of Easter
The liturgy’s choice of texts to be read day after day does not favour the search for — or dream of — a historical reconstruction …
Second Sunday of Easter – Divine Mercy Sunday
Today we celebrate the Octave Day of Easter, which also happens to be the Feast of Divine Mercy. The concept of Divine Mercy of course, …
Easter Sunday
“Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!I bring you news of great joy —Alleluia!The Lord is risen!Alleluia!” The liturgy for Easter Sunday— the last day of the Easter Triduum — is …
Palm Sunday
The procession with branches celebrates, in its multiple aspects, the triumph of Christ the King, and the Mass of Passion Sunday which chiefly evokes the …