Advent I 2018 – Cycle C Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25; 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – 4:2; Luke 21:25-28; 34-36 Parents look at their children sleeping and dream of their futures. The people of Paradise, California wait and imagine a new future … Continue reading →

The Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 2018 – Cycle B Daniel 7:13-14; Psalm 93; Revelation 1:5-8; John 18: 33b-37 Truth is becoming more and more elusive in our society, … Continue reading →

The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 2018 – Cycle B Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-14, 18; Mark 13:24-32 It’s all about land! Isn’t it always? Consider how most wars end up reapportioning the land either as war reparations, reclaiming … Continue reading →

The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2018 – Cycle B 1 Kings: 17:10-16; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 Becoming widowed happens in a quiet moment with last breath of a spouse. And their whole world changes. Men and women … Continue reading →

The Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 2018 – Cycle B Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Psalm 18; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 12:28b-34 שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָֽד Sh’ma Yisra’eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad. V’ahav’ta eit Adonai Elohekha b’khol l’vav’kha uv’khol naf’sh’kha uv’khol m’odekha. … Continue reading →

The Solemnity of All Saints 2018 – Cycle A Revelation 7: 2-4, 9-14; Psalm 24; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 “He had a bad temper, he was an introvert, he preferred to be alone and he was a perfectionist.” “For … Continue reading →