Spreading the Good News!

Today’s scripture readings are remarkable for their globally-inclusive enthusiasm.  Both the Prophet Isaiah and Jesus speak of people of ...
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We have been told in the gospels of the last two Sundays to “grow rich in what matters to God” and to provide for ourselves “an inexha ...
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The gospel passages last Sunday and today remind us to maintain a faith perspective regarding life and our relationship to the material worl ...
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Today’s scriptures present us with both sobering and uplifting thoughts.  The ancient author Qoheleth reminds us of the transitory nature ...
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In response to his disciples’ request to teach them to pray, Jesus gives them a model of prayer which, because it comes from the Lord hims ...
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The famous parable of the Good Samaritan is told by Jesus in response to the question, “Who is my neighbor?” This scholar in the Jewish ...
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As told in today’s Gospel Jesus sends out 72 disciples two by two to prepare people for his eventual visit to their towns. This first “ ...
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This weekend St. Peter Parish is celebrating its patronal feast day, transferred to Sunday from June 29. This is permitted during the season ...
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A few verses from the Lauda, Sion, the sequence for today’s Mass attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas, beautifully sum up the importance of ...
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Having completed the celebration of the liturgical seasons which highlight various aspects of the mystery of our redemption, today we simply ...
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