Fourth Sunday of Advent Reflection
by Amy Eubanks, Director of Adult Faith Formation Over 20 years ago, my parish in Cincinnati included this reflection in the bulletin: Nothing is more practical than finding God, that…
Category: Weekly Reflections
Third Week of Advent Reflection
by Fr. Mark Simpson, Associate Pastor I remember as a kid gathering with family around the wreath to say some family prayers. We always lit the candles according to the…
Second Sunday of Advent Reflection
by Janis Lovecchio, Director of RCIA “Be at peace and put aside all anxious thought and imaginations.” — St. Frances de Sales The second purple candle on the Advent wreath that…
First Sunday of Advent Reflection
First Sunday of Advent by Deacon Bill Hill There was a man who was standing in line with his 5-year-old son at a card store during the Christmas season. The…
Gospel Meditation
Welcome Us into Your Kingdom Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Above him, there was an inscription that read, “This is the King of the Jews” (Luke 23:38).…
Gospel Meditation
Do You Really Want to Know? 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time We are hearing the word “Armageddon” tossed around the media and even out of the mouths of leaders on…
Gospel Meditation
Living Hope 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time “We are confident of you in the Lord that what we instruct you, you are doing and will continue to do. May the…
Gospel Meditation
A Little Man’s Way to Jesus 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Today is the day we can discover a new way of living, a way that is truly fulfilling and…
Gospel Meditation
Be Humble and Bear Fruit 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Dorotheus of Gaza said, “In some kinds of trees, no fruit is produced as long as the branches grow upwards;…
Gospel Meditation
Let Yourself Pray 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time …Pray always, without becoming weary. — Luke 18:1 For the first nine months of my daughter’s life, she didn’t “sleep” so much…