November 21, 2010 – Solemnity of Christ the King
By naming Jesus “king”, we acknowledge him and his way of living as the wellspring of our goodness and salvation. We acknowledge our status as his “subjects,” called to relate to others as he did. We acknowledge our shared inheritance as the “holy ones” who receive life through him.
November 14, 2010 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
It is the age between our Lord’s first coming and His last. We live in the new world begun by His life, death, Resurrection and Ascension, by the sending of His Spirit upon the Church. But we await the day when He will come again in glory.
November 7, 2010 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
To Rise Again By Scott Hahn Readings (click here): 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 Psalm 17:1,5-6,8,15 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 Luke 20:27-38 Cannot hear audio? Click here. With their riddle about seven brothers and a childless widow, the Sadducees in today’s Gospel mock the faith for which seven brothers and their mother die in the First Reading. […]
October 31, 2010 – 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lover of Souls By Scott Hahn Readings (click here): Wisdom 11:22-12 1 Psalm 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2 Luke 19:1-10
October 24th, 2010 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
No Favorites By Scott Hahn Readings (click here): Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 Psalm 34:2-3,17-19, 23 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18 Luke 18:9-14 Cannot hear audio? Click here. Jesus draws a blunt picture in today’s Gospel. The Pharisee’s prayer is almost a parody of the thanksgiving psalms (see for example Psalms 30,118). Instead of praising God for His mighty […]