Readings: Isaiah 25:6-10, Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20, Matthew 22:1-14
The Gospel says today, “For many are invited, but few are chosen.” Chosen means called, elected or accepted. When we say &ldquo...
Readings: Isaiah 5:1-7, Philippians 4:6-9, Matthew 21:33-43
The images that are used in Scripture sometimes leave us with a sense that God is just waiting to judge us and throw us in Hell...
Readings: Ezekiel 18: 25-28, Ps. 25, Philippians 2: 1-11, Matthew 21: 28-32
Every judgment made is based on the level of knowledge available and the wisdom one has. Often times we judge from the poverty of our...
Readings: Is 55:6-9;Phil 1:20-24,27; Matt 20:1-16a
In today’s gospel we hear of a harvest in which some workers put in more work than others. When pay time comes, they are...
Readings: Ecclesiasticus 27:30-28:1-7, Romans 14:7-9, Mathew 18: 21-35
This contains the story of a man who was very good at begging mercy for himself but was very poor at extending mercy to others...
Readings: Ezekiel 33:7-9, Romans 13:8-10, Matthew 18:15-20
There is a valuable message in what Jesus says in the Gospel today… “If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with...
Readings: Jeremiah 20:7-9, Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 16:21-27
Peter was very open to Jesus as the Christ as he saw the role of the Christ but he wasn’t ready for Jesus to be...
Readings:Isaiah 22:19-23, Romans 11:33-36, Matthew 16:13-20
The first reading, from the Prophet Isaiah, uses terminology that Jesus uses in today’s Gospel from Saint Matthew. The first thing to note in both...
Readings: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7, Romans 11:13-15, 29-32, Matthew 15:21-28
Crumbs in the Kitchen: Why does Jesus want to limit himself to “the lost sheep of the house of Israel?” Was he...
Readings: 1 Kings 19:9, Romans 9:1-5, Matthew 14:22-33
“Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.” Peter in response to our Lords call, stepped from the boat and walked upon the...
Readings: Daniel 7.9-10,13-14, 2Peter 1.16-19, Mathew 17.1-9
Transfiguration means change and not just regular change but significant change. The word means a change in the figure but more technically it means incredible...
Readings: 1kings 3.5-12, Romans: 8-28-30, Mathew 13.44-52
King Solomon asks for wisdom in order to be able to guide the people of his kingdom. The surprise is that King Solomon does not...
Readings: Wisdom 12.13,16-19, Romans 8.26-27, Mathew 13.24-43
Jesus teaches something about his spiritual Kingdom. We would like God to “fix” all the sinful situations that surround us in this world, and...
Readings: Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23.
The readings of this fifteenth Sunday talk about the word of God. The first reading emphasizes the principle of the word of God. The word...
Readings: Zechariah 9.9-10, Romans 8.9, 11-13, Mathew 11.25-30
Looking around him at the people who are following him, Jesus recognizes in them a hustling activity and business, a burdensome application, that is, he can...
Readings: Jeremiah 20.10-13 , Romans5.12-15 , Mathew 10.26-33
In today’s gospel reading, Jesus says: ‘What I say to you in the dark, tell in the daylight; what you hear in whispers, proclaim from...
Readings: Exodus 19:2-6a, Romans 5:6-11, Mathew 9:36-10:8
Sometimes in the past, the work of evangelizing or sharing our faith by preaching was regarded as belonging only to bishops, priests and religious. The lay...
Readings: Deu 8: 2-3.14-16; 2Cor 20: 16-17; Jh 6: 51-58
According to Pope Francis, “The Eucharist is not just a weekly way of celebrating our faith, but should radically affect our relationship with others...
Readings: Exodus 34.4b-6,8-9, 2Corinthians 13.11-13, John 3.16-18
In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
When we say that God is Trinity, we are really saying that “God...
Readings: Acts 2.1-11 , 1Cor. 12.3b-7,12-13, John 20.19-23
Today is “Pentecost Sunday,” Although today we end the Easter Season, it is also a reminder of starting something new, for Pentecost...