Advent III 2017 – Cycle B Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; Psalm Luke 1:46ff (Magnificat); 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1 6-8, 19-28 “Rejoice in the Lord, always; again I say, rejoice.” “O God, enable us…to celebrate with glad rejoicing….” “I rejoice heartily … Continue reading →

The Thirty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 2016 – Cycle C 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalm 122; Colossians 1:12-20, Luke 23:35-43 Is there life after death? – Yes? How do you … Continue reading →

The Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2016 – Cycle C 2 Kings 5:14-17; Psalm 98; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 Suffering and illness have always been among the greatest problems that trouble the human spirit. The entire Book of Job … Continue reading →

Lent V 2015 – Cycle B Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-33 When I was being transferred from a former parish, a parishioner asked for an appointment whose purpose I realized was to express that the reason he … Continue reading →

Lent II 2015 – Cycle B Genesis 22: 1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Psalm 116; Romans 8: 31b-34; Mark 9:2-10 So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, And took the fire with him, and a knife. And as they … Continue reading →