Children seem to be born with an acute sense of injustice. One of the first sentences that a youngster learns to say is invariably, "That's not...
A Moving Homily
On the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows Yellow caution tape stretches out along the sidewalk in front of the courthouse. People from nearby businesses...
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Sept. 13, 2020)
Our Scripture readings today are very demanding. They remind us that we who crave God's forgiveness for ourselves , must forgive those who have...
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Sept. 6, 2020)
I’d like to talk about the implications of our readings for our relationships with one another. I don’t know about you, but when I have...
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Aug. 30, 2020)
In our first reading, the Prophet Jeremiah tries not to prophesy. The Lord has given him a word to speak, but Jeremiah resists. He is determined to...
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Aug. 23, 2020)
In today’s reading from Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus chooses Simon Peter as the Rock upon which he will build his Church. Let’s think...
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Cycle A (Aug. 16, 2020)
When we think of who God is, and what God has done for us, and what God is doing for us right now, the wonder is that we don’t spend our whole...
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Aug. 9, 2020)
In last Sunday’s reading from the fourteenth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus learned that John the Baptist had been killed. Jesus...
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Jul. 26, 2020)
I’m sure you’ve noticed that, on Sundays, the First Reading is chosen with that day’s Gospel reading in mind. In our First Reading...