Spreading the Good News!

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The Gospel that we would have heard two Sundays ago, if it had not been replaced by the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, consisted of ...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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This year we have a feast of Our Lord which takes precedence over the Sunday Mass:  the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. It falls on ...
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We continue to find the image of light in today’s scripture readings.  The prophecy of Isaiah speaks of God bringing light and joy to a p ...
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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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