Spreading the Good News!

Right in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic is the city of Anzu, Italy.  There is a basilica in Anzu where the relics of St. Victor and ...
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This is the question Jesus poses directly to Martha in today’s gospel, after explaining to her:  “I am the resurrection and the life; w ...
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Today is Lætare Sunday, from the first word in Latin of the introit antiphon, “Rejoice, Jerusalem!”  We have reached the midpoint of L ...
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To be honest, I don’t know. “Social distancing” and self-quarantine have become the rule of the day.  For the time being schools are ...
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The refrain of today’s Responsorial Psalm is one that occurs frequently in the Church’s liturgy during Lent.  In fact Psalm 95, from wh ...
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Today’s gospel story appears to be a direct response to the story of the temptation of Jesus in last Sunday’s Gospel.  Two of those tem ...
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This may be one of the oldest excuses in the book, but it is a false excuse.  As we learn through the story of the temptation of Jesus in t ...
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How often, after making a mistake, does someone say, “Nobody’s perfect”?  Or perhaps, “I’m no saint”? As true as these statemen ...
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The Gospel that we would have heard two Sundays ago, if it had not been replaced by the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, consisted of ...
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In today’s Gospel Jesus says to his disciples—and therefore to us—“You are the salt of the earth” and “You are the light of the ...
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