REFLECTION Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time August 31-September 1, 2019 Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer. Teachers and students return to school. Most families and people […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 9/1/19
Dear Friends: Our reading from Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 18-29 is all about humility. We also find an invitation to be humble in our Gospel reading from Luke 14:1, 7- 14. […]
Weekly Reflection 8/25/19
REFLECTION Twenty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time August 24-25, 2019 “I come to gather nations of every language.” Have you ever attended a family reunion or staff meeting and noticed the […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 8/25/19
Dear Friends: Our Gospel reading today is from Luke 13:22-30. It’s the famous story of the person who asked Jesus if only a few people will be saved, if only […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 8/18/19
Dear Friends: Jesus throws us a real twist in the Gospel of Luke (12:49-53) today. Luke tells how Jesus talks about what will happen to the people who follow him. […]
Weekly Reflection 8/18/19
THE SUNFLOWER PRAYER I turn my face to you, O Lord, Source of all light, Source of all living. Small though I may be, Meager my offerings, I stretch out […]
Weekly Reflection 8/11/19
REFLECTION 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 10-11, 2019 The phrase “seeing is believing” is well known to us. It implies that we will not accept the reality […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 8/11/19
Dear Friends: The Gospel we hear today from Luke 12:32-48 is another message telling us to get prepared for eternal life. Jesus is telling us not to be afraid, to […]
Weekly Reflection 8/4/19
REFLECTION Eighteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time August 3-4, 2019 We are a people of possessions. We measure our success by what we have, and our failure by what we do […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 8/4/19
Dear Friends: Our first reading from Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23 seems to be a bit dire. This book of Scripture is a translation of the book of Qoheleth. The book itself […]