The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Cycle B – 2020; Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Psalm 128; Colossians 3:12-21; Luke 2:22-40 [We] “haven’t spoken since”. I send my sister and her wife a Christmas gift every year … Continue reading →

Christmas I – The Nativity of the Lord At Night: Isaiah 9:1-6; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 [A copy of an icon of the “Virgin and Child” by Alex Malynka was given to each person in the assembly as … Continue reading →

The Fourth Sunday of Advent Cycle B – 2021 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Psalm 89; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 David is all settled, the battles have been won, the sexual conquests made, the tribes are consolidated, his personal … Continue reading →

The Third Sunday of Advent Cycle B – 2021 – Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; Psalm [Luke 1:46-50, 53-54]; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 “Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks…” Do you perceive anything wrong with … Continue reading →

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Genesis 3:9-15,20; Psalm 98; Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12; Luke 1:26-38 “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” … Continue reading →

The Second Sunday of Advent Cycle B – 2021, Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 85; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8 “Grant your people, almighty God, the resolve to run to meet your Christ…” We began Advent with this prayer. We prayed … Continue reading →

The First Sunday of Advent Cycle B – 2021 – Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; Psalm 80; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37 One of the great hardships of the pandemic is that we can’t plan much of anything into the future. … Continue reading →

The Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 2020 – Cycle A, Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; Psalm 23; 1 Corinthians 15: 20-26, 28; Matthew 25:3-46 Probably the most prevalent biblical image of … Continue reading →

The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A – Wisdom 6:12-16; Psalm 63; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Our national election is over and if it has confirmed anything, it is what we have already known for a … Continue reading →

The Solemnity of All Saints 2020 – Cycle A – Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14; Psalm 24; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12a All Saints homily on the occasion of full initiation rites for those who were to have been initiated at the … Continue reading →

The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A – Exodus 22:20-26, Psalm 18; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40 As Christians we long ago lost, forgot, or discarded our spiritual memory of enslavement in Egypt. In speaking against anti-Semitism … Continue reading →

The Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A – Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Psalm 96; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b; Matthew 22:15-21 “Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God”. Today’s teaching from Jesus underscores … Continue reading →

The Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A – Isaiah 25:6-10a; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 In 1976 the bishops of our country issued a modest statement. It was a call to all Catholics…“to become informed … Continue reading →

The Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time The Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi 2020 – Cycle A – Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43 Eight centuries ago in a small walled Tuscan hill town there lived a youthful … Continue reading →

The Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A – Ezekiel 18:25-28; Psalm 25; Philippians 2:1-11; Matthew 21:28-32 We have been gathering for 2.5 months in the cemetery for the Eucharist. This move from out of our church building … Continue reading →

The Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A – Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145; Philippians 1:20c–24, 27a; Matthew 20:1-16a The kingdom of heaven is like… This summer we have heard the kingdom of heaven is like…a mustard seed or … Continue reading →

The Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A; Sirach 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18: 21-35 The bitter anger in people’s faces as protesters rage at fellow citizens who oppose their political point of view over issues … Continue reading →

The Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time On the Occasion of the Ordination of Paul Cerosaletti to the Order of Deacons How many of you have spent a good portion of your lives, setting tables, preparing and serving food and cleaning … Continue reading →

The Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A, Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27 One of the positive sides of the pandemic and resulting stay a home orders is that we have been given a taste … Continue reading →

The Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A Isaiah 22:19-23; Psalm 138; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” We don’t think of Jesus second guessing himself, do we? What other … Continue reading →