Second Sunday of Lent, Year C
Abraham occupies a central place in salvation history. He is named one hundred and eighty-six times in the Old Testament, and seventy-five in the New …
First Sunday of Lent, Year C
Welcome to this Holy Season of Lent. The Church gives us this time to prepare ourselves through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving; to strengthen our relationship …
Eighth Sunday, Year C
The teaching of Jesus — as sublime as it truly is — and its urgent need and demand — folly to human wisdom — are …
Seventh Sunday, Year C
The passage from the Book of Samuel selected for the first reading this Sunday recalls how David spared Saul in his mercy. Mercy seems to …
Sixth Sunday, Year C
“Cursed…..Blessed.” These words, which occur respectively at the beginning of the two paragraphs that constitute this very short — four verses — of the first reading, immediately …
Fifth Sunday, Year C
In his relation to God and his mission, Jesus is and will always be alone. It is in and through him alone that the mystery …
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
‘The fortieth day after the Epiphany is undoubtedly celebrated here with very highest honour, for on that day there is a procession in which all …
Third Sunday, Year C
Just a Thought The Gospel’s and more generally, the whole of the biblical writings were inspired by the Holy Spirit and composed according to the …
Second Sunday, Year C
Each year, the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time has its own particular integrity. It is like a gateway, which might be called an ‘Icon of greeting’ taken …
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Year C
The feast of the Baptism of the Lord is of relatively recent origin in the Roman Church, and its Liturgy of the Word is still …