The Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time Isaiah 50:4c-9a; Psalm 116; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35 People talk about others. They talk about you and me. People make presumptions and judgements based on…on what. They don’t’ really care about people or the … Continue reading →

The Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time Isaiah 35:4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2:1-5; Mark 7:31-37 What was it like for Ludwig van Beethoven to compose and conduct his Ninth Symphony after he had become deaf? To never have heard the great … Continue reading →

The Twenty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; Psalm 15; James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 All good gifts around usAre sent from Heaven aboveSo thank the Lord, oh thank the Lord for all his love… [Stephen … Continue reading →

The Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Psalm 34; Ephesians 5:21-32; combining John 6:51-58 & John 6:60-69 The fourth and final in a series on John 6. Breakfast is ready! Yet as we look at the priest-artist … Continue reading →