Gospel Meditation
Return to the Lord with Thanksgiving 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Naaman was cured of leprosy by dipping seven times in the Jordan according to the prophet Elisha’s instructions. Recognizing…
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Gospel Meditation
An Increase of Faith 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time After hearing Jesus teach about what the future inevitability will bring and the need to offer unconditional forgiveness regardless of circumstances,…
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Living the Call to Discipleship 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying…
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Giving Voice to Our Faith in the Public Square 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Our faith is meant to be at work in every area of our lives — not…
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The Grace of Indelible Value 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time An Excerpt from: Spiritual Freedom: God’s Life-Changing Gift by Fr. Dave Pivonka, published by Servant Books, Cincinnati. “I remember one young…
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A Meek and Humble Heart 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time The overarching theme found in Sunday’s readings is humility. The virtue of humility, sagely defined by C.S. Lewis, “is not thinking…
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The Disciple of Discipleship 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Abraham Lincoln is said to have remarked that “discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”…
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Less Stress, More Faith 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Faith helps us overcome many of the anxieties of daily life. As a society, we are experiencing an epidemic of stress.…
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Encountering Jesus 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time At dinner the other night, I recounted the experience of my visit to a poor parish community in Venezuela in 2006. On this…
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Distracted Visits with Jesus 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Martha, busy serving and fretting, loses sight of just who this special guest is that has come to her home to…