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Sunday February 3rd : 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today this Sunday as we are well into this period of the Liturgical Calendar between the Christmas Season and Lent, we must take care to avoid becoming too comfortable with ourselves and our daily lives. Especially here in our part of the world where the weather is now beautiful and there are countless activities… | Continue reading..
Sunday January 27th: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Sunday we hear from Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians chapter 12:12-30. Paul is explaining to the people of Corinth how we are all parts of the Body of Christ. It is easy to look at this on a very superficial level. We have been taught that we are the Body of… | Continue reading..
Sunday January 20th: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel from John 2:1-11, there are far too many references that we could draw from to include them all in a short reflection. This would be a great passage to review again, perhaps utilizing “Lectio Divina”. The setting is a wedding celebration in “Cana in Galilee”. Notice that in the first verse, the author… | Continue reading..
Sunday Jan 13th Reflection: The Baptism of the Lord
This Sunday of “The Baptism of the Lord”, the Gospel reading comes to us from Luke Chapter 3 as we are taken to the River Jordan and the presence of John the Baptist. The people, seeking the answers to what they should be doing and hearing John were, “filled with expectation, and all were asking… | Continue reading..
Reflection for January 6th, 2018: The Epiphany of the Lord
On this day of the Epiphany of the Lord we hear from the Gospel of Matthew about the Magi who seek to find the “newborn King of the Jews”. (MT 2:2) On their journey, they are encountered by King Herod who asks that they inform him once they have located “the child”. “After their audience… | Continue reading..
Reflection for December 30th, 2018: The Feast of the Holy Family
As we come to the end of a calendar year we are in only the 5th week of the new Liturgical Year. Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The fact that the Church identifies this Feast with the names of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is striking and… | Continue reading..
