Isaiah 42:1,4.6-7; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17 Since the earliest days of the Church it has been the practice that we baptize infants into the faith.  In presenting a child for baptism, it is actually the parents of the child who are making the commitment to faith.  But children come into this world completely dependent...
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Sirach 3:1718,20,28-29; Hebrews 12:18-23; Luke 14:1,7-14 It is through pride that sin and suffering came into this world.  Our first parents, Adam and Eve, were faced with the very temptation that resulted in the fall of the tempter.  As faith teaches us, Satan began as an angel named Lucifer.  Created as a pure spirit,...
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Genesis 18:20-32;  Colossians 2:12-14;  Luke 11:1-13 The disciples came to Jesus with the request, “Lord, teach us to pray.” In reply Jesus gave us some of the most familiar words to Christians, “The Lord’s Prayer.”  Luke’s version is worded differently than Matthew’s from which we derive the memorized prayer.  But the first lesson we...
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Our prayer group is discussing ways we can change and strengthen our faith. What one thing could we change that would have the greatest impact on our faith? A famous coach once said that when the team is in trouble and things aren’t going well, go back to the basics; when the team is...
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Isaiah 53:10-11; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45 They were struggling with the same thing that nearly every human struggles with at some time in his or her life . . . the desire for power.  On the one hand they were right in affirming that Jesus would enter into glory and be seated on his...
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“Big Mud Puddles and Sunny Yellow Dandelions” author: an unknown parent When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard.  My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluff you can wish on. When I look at an old drunk...
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Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians; Mark 16:15-20  After 33 years the circle has become complete.  The Son of God, who came down from heaven, taking on our humble human form, returns in triumph to be reunited with his Father.  Father and Son are once again perfectly united in heaven, as they had been for all eternity,...
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5th Sunday of Easter – Cycle B – 2009 Acts 9:26-31; I John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8 Jesus obviously lived in an agricultural society because of the many agricultural images he used in his parables.  He spoke of the Word of God in terms of a farmer sowing seed.  He spoke of the grain of...
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