Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Revelation 21:10-14,22-23;  John 14:23-29 Since the beginnings of the Church there has always been a need to resolve conflicts and to clarify Church teachings.  This has often been the case when the Church finds itself at odds with the secular laws and popular secular attitudes.  We read of this reality in...
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That is the sad truth of the reality of the sexual abuse cases in our Church. Men who were called by God to live holy lives, allowed their own personal brokenness to get in the way of their vocation. As a result many people were victimized. Furthermore, some of the bishops...
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Acts 5:27-32, 40-41; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 Remember how it all started.  They were out fishing when a man named Jesus, a stranger, came along.  He told them to cast their nets out in the water.  The catch that day was so great their nets were filled to point of breaking. Today’s gospel account...
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Acts 5:12-16;  Revelation 1:9-13,17-19;  John 20:19-31 One popular type of television entertainment today is the makeover show.  The persons involved are given an opportunity to makeover a room, a yard, or even themselves.  The producers always make sure there are plenty of before pictures.  After the makeover, all present marvel at the differences between...
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Acts 10:3-4,37-42; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; Luke 24:1-12 Alleluia!  He is Risen! He is risen, indeed!  Alleluia! This ancient greeting that Christians offered to one another on this day points to the importance of this great feast.  The resurrection of Jesus was so significant that it became a pivotal point of human history.  Historians began...
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Readings for Pentecost Sunday “Veni, Sancte Spiritus” In the beginning the Spirit of God hovered over the dark void of nothingness And God said,   “Let there be. . .” and from that time onward, the Spirit of God hovered over all of creation. God created the man and the woman out of the dust. ...
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Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:8-14;  John 8:1-11 The scribes and Pharisees were trying to find some charge with which to discredit Jesus;  and here they thought they had put him in the perfect dilemma.  Whenever a difficult legal question arose, the natural thing was to take it to a Rabbi for a decision.  So the...
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Joshua 5:9-12;  2 Corinthians 5:17-21;  Luke 15:1-3,11-32 We are halfway through the 40 days of Lent and today we pause to celebrate.  The Church calls today Laetare, “Let us rejoice.”  And for what do we rejoice?  Why do we break our solemn fast of forty days to celebrate?  The answer to this is found...
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5th Sunday of the Year – Cycle C 2010+ Isaiah 6:1-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 Polls of Catholic churches across the United States give a rather alarming statistic. “The average Catholic parish in North America has fewer than ten percent of its registered members involved in various parish activities.”  What this means is...
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Jeremiah 1:4-5,17-19;  I Corinthians 12:31-13:13;  Luke 4:21-30 “A woman named Nora had worked for many years in a large downtown business office.  No one had ever managed to get close enough to her to know her very well.  Nora had a way of quickly turning off anyone who tried to befriend her.  She was...
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