Readings: 2 Samuel 5:1-3, Colossians 1:12-20, Luke 23:35-43
Today as a Church, we conclude our liturgical year and celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. The Gospel we proclaim shows the great mystery of...
Readings: Malachi 3:19-20a, 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12, Luke 21:5-19
The Prophet Malachi speaks about the destruction of all that is not of God. You and I will need purification in order to live completely with...
Readings: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14, 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5, Luke 20:27-38
The Second Book of Maccabees gives us an account of what happens when a faith is persecuted. We need not think...
Readings: Wisdom 11:22-12:2, 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2, Luke 19:1-10
The Book of Wisdom is pretty blunt about our human condition: we want God but we often don’t want God enough...
Readings: 1st Sirac 35:12-14.16-19,2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-19, Lk 18:9-14
In the first reading Sirac exalts us on the justice of God towards the poor, orphans, widows, and the weak...
Readings: Isaiah 53:10-11, Hebrews 3:14-16, Mark 10:35-45
The first reading, from the Prophet Isaiah, clearly speaks about the role of sufferings in life, not only for the “suffering servant”. But also, for...
Readings: Habakkuk 1.2-3;2.2-4, 2Timothy 1.6-8, 13-14, Luke 17.5-10
Faith is a choice in our lives even at the same time that it is a gift of God to us. There...
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Friday, Sept. 30
On Friday, September 30, 2022, Canadians will be observing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The ongoing journey to healing and reconciliation has a particular relevance for Catholics throughout...
Readings: Amos 6.1a,4-7, 1Timothy 6.11-16, Luke 16.19-31
Today the first reading and the Gospel try to teach us to care about what happens to others. It is a teaching that all of us...
Readings: Exodus 32.7-11,13-141, Timothy 1.12-17, Luke 15.1-32
The first reading today is from the prophet Amos is very clear and compelling. The Gospel seems a little more difficult to understand but usually...
Readings: Wisdom: 9:13-18b, Philemon 9b-10,12-17, Luke 14.25-33
We are invited this week to have strong foundations of our faith, to live in wisdom and recognize the hand of God in all that happens...
Readings: Sirach 3:17-18,20,28-29, Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24a, Luke 14:2,7-14
Jesus wants to talk to us about humility and what that might look like in our lives and what meanings it...
Readings: Isaiah 66:18-21, Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13, Luke 13:22-30
Who will be saved? For most of us, that means who will be in heaven? Will you be or I’ll be...
Readings: Jeremiah 38.4-6,8-10, Hebrews 12.1-4, Luke 12.49-53
Jeremiah tells the people not to fight but to surrender. He has a religious reason for doing this: he believes the people are defenseless because...
Readings: Wisdom 18.6-9, Hebrews 11.1-2,8-19, Luke 12.32-48
Friends, you and I know what the end is supposed to look like. It's the Kingdom of heaven. But we have to keep that...
Readings:Ecclesiastes 1.2;2.21-23, Colossians 3.1-5,9-11, Luke 12.13-21
"If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above." today most people find this way of thinking unacceptable. We want to live...
Readings: Genesis 18.20-32, Colossians 2.12-14, Luke 11.1-13
Perseverance in prayer! Keep asking God for all you need! God hears us and answers us if we keep pestering Him. Both the first reading...
Readings: Genesis 18:1-10a, Colossians 1:24-28, Luke 10:38-42
The lesson today is that offering hospitality always brings a gift from God. Perhaps even more important than physical hospitality is simply listening to one another. The...