Dear Friends: Today Matthew’s Gospel is from 21:28-32. It’s a story about a father who asks his sons to go to work in his vineyard. The first son refuses to […]
Weekly Reflection 9/27/2020
REFLECTION FOR 9-27-2020 Actions speak louder than words… In today’s gospel, both sons disrespect their father. The first one says that he’ll do what his father asks of him, but […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 9/20/2020
Dear Friends: Today we hear from the Gospel of Matthew 20:1-16a. It’s one of those challenging Gospels where Jesus turns everything upside down. It’s the story of workers who gather […]
Weekly Reflection 9/20/2020
REFLECTION Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 20, 2020 Autumn Thoughts~ As the Thanksgiving season approaches and the year is looking to maintain the frenetic pace at which it’s […]
Weekly Reflection 9/13/2020
“Forgive us as we forgive” 24th Sunday in ordinary time Sept. 12-13,2020 The 5th petition of the Lord’s Prayer states “And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 9/13/2020
Dear Friends: Today we hear from the Gospel of Matthew 18:21-35. Believe it or not, it is another story about forgiveness. Matthew and the other Gospel writers have been bombarding […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 9/6/2020
Dear Friends: Our Gospel reading today from Matthew 18:15-20 talks about forgiveness. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the theme of forgiveness comes up continually in much of the […]
Weekly Reflection 9/6/2020
23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time REFLECTION September 5th – 6th 2020 The End of Summer As a kid, there was nothing more bittersweet than the last days of summer. […]