30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Ex 22:21-27Second Reading: 1 Thes 1:5c-10Gospel Reading: Mt 22:34-40 This Sunday, we hear a lawyer ask Jesus which of the commandments is … Continued
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Is 45:1, 4-6Second Reading: 1 Thes 1:1-5Gospel Reading: Mt 22:15-21 Some questions cannot be answered with a simple “yes” or “no,” like … Continued
28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Is 25:6-10aSecond Reading: Phil 4:12-14, 19-20Gospel Reading: Mt 22:1-14 God, our loving Father, made us “to know him, love him, and serve … Continued
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Is 5:1-7Second Reading: Phil 4:6-9Gospel Reading: Mt 21:33-43 Once, meditating on God’s goodness, I tried to put myself in his place. I … Continued
26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Ez 18:25-28Second Reading: Phil 2:1-11Gospel Reading: Mt 21:28-32 God says in this Sunday’s liturgy. “When the righteous person turns away from his … Continued
25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Isa 55:6-9Second Reading: Phil 1:20-24, 27Gospel Reading: Mt 20:1-16 In C.S. Lewis’ book The Great Divorce, a man about to enter heaven … Continued
24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Sir 27:30 – 28:7Second Reading: Rom 14:7-9Gospel Reading: Mt 18:21-35 “Forgive your neighbour the wrong that is done, and then your sins … Continued
23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year AFirst Reading: Ez 33:7-9Second Reading: Rom 13:8-10Gospel Reading: Mt 18:15-20 In this Sunday’s liturgy, God tells Ezekiel to be a sentinel for the house … Continued
22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A (Sept. 3)First Reading: Jer 20:7-9Second Reading: Rom 12:1-2Gospel Reading: Mt 16:21-27 In this Sunday’s liturgy, St. Paul urges us not to let ourselves … Continued
The Transfiguration, Year AFirst Reading: Dn 4:9-10, 13-14Second Reading: 2 Pt 1:16-19Gospel Reading: Mt 17:1-9 In Matthew, the Bible says, “Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and … Continued