Spreading the Good News!

In today’s Gospel Jesus heals a man afflicted with leprosy.  In the ancient world “leprosy” referred to a number of infectious skin d ...
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Today’s First Reading portrays the brokenhearted Job.  He has lost everything:  wealth, family and health.  He has every right to compl ...
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In today’s gospel a demon or “unclean spirit” obeys Jesus’ command to depart from a man.  The forces of evil recognize the power of ...
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This fundamental gospel message is how Jesus began his mission to inaugurate the kingdom of God in “the time of fulfillment” (cf. today� ...
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The Catholic Bishops of the United States have decreed that January 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, is to be observed annually as a day ...
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We have returned to the liturgical season of Ordinary Time.  You will notice that a noble simplicity has returned in the church decorations ...
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The Christmas season concludes today with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.  As narrated in today’s Gospel, God the Father himself at ...
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Happy New Year to all!  The beginning of each new year is both a time of hope and a time of challenge.  The hope is that we will find new ...
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Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.  When God the Son, the second person of the Blessed Trinity, bec ...
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Today we hear the familiar story of the Annunciation.  Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) in a homily “In Praise of the Virgin Mother ...
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