November 24, 2024
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Several years ago, my parish’s art and environment committee wanted to create an environment that would bring attention and focus to the Feast of Christ the King. After brainstorming, a decision was made to create a large crown that descended from the ceiling and hung over […]
November 23, 2024
Jesus does not hide truth from those who seek truth. Our Lord Jesus is not a God of confusion but a God who wants us to spend eternity with him. Even my five-year-old grandson knows that Jesus loves him and died for him. In today’s Gospel, we read Luke 20:35-38, in which Jesus couples the […]
November 22, 2024
Memorial of Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr Over the last several weeks, we have been following Saint Luke’s story of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem. We have heard challenging sayings (getting through the narrow door), healings (the ten lepers in Samaria), parables (the lost sheep, the lost coin, the prodigal son), dining with the despised tax […]
November 21, 2024
Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Today, we celebrate the memorial of the presentation of the Blessed Virgin at the age of three by her parents, Ann and Joachim, in the Temple of Jerusalem. Her consecration reflects the most perfect sacrifice that can be offered. It is the surrendering of one’s whole […]
November 20, 2024
Our first reading proclaims the glory of God, who created all that is. God is the master of Creation, and all are called to praise the omnipotent God. Our second reading reminds us that each of us is responsible for being stewards of that gift in our own way. Yesterday, we celebrated the Memorial of […]
November 19, 2024
You would expect a child to climb a tree to see what was happening. But for a full-grown man of business to act like a child and climb a tree, why would he act so childishly? He could have had secondhand accounts from his taller friends, but he wanted much more. He wanted to see […]
November 18, 2024
A famous saying is that nothing in life is guaranteed except death and taxes. Giving this some thought, I remembered there are many warranties on some tools, cookware, and tires. Zippo lighters and Craftsman’s tools came with lifetime promises to repair or replace their items. Today’s Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 1, gives us another sure thing, […]
November 17, 2024
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time When I was in grade school, 1954-62, I feared this time of the year. I dreaded listening to the apocalyptic readings because they scared me. At Mass, the priest would reinforce the imagery by speaking of the signs of the times. They were even more frightening than the prophecies – […]
November 16, 2024
When I was reading today’s gospel, I found the last line most thought-provoking and disturbing. John’s letter commends the brethren for their support and hospitality to the itinerant missionaries who were spreading the good news, but the last sentence in the gospel asks the question we each can ask ourselves: “But when the Son of […]
November 15, 2024
I ask you, not as though I were writing a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning: let us love one another. This is the only reading we have from John’s second letter. It focuses on the one commandment Jesus said he was leaving us at the Last Supper: loving one […]