The Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 17:8-13; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14–4:2; Luke 18:1-18 A pastor serving in Montréal visited a parishioner in the hospital who was in the final stages of a terrible disease and dying. She was … Continue reading →

The Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kings 5:14-17; Psalm 98; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 It is said that “the devil is in the details” and that can be true for the sacred scriptures. Without biblical scholarship and other … Continue reading →

The Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-8; Luke 16:1-13 Money makes the world go round, the world go round, the world go round… So sang Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey in Cabaret. Were they … Continue reading →

The Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14; Psalm 51; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-32 How do you conceive of sin? What images come to mind? I was given as a child the image of black stains on my … Continue reading →