Tag: Jesus

Sunday Scripture readings, Feb. 16, 2020 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1) Sir 15:15-20 Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34 2) 1 Cor 2:6-10 Gospel: Mt 5:17-37 or 5:20-22, 27-28,...

Sunday Scripture reading, Feb. 2, 2020: The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 1) Mal 3:1-4 Psalm 24:7-10 2) Heb 2:14-18 Gospel: Lk 2:22-40 or Lk 2:22-32 In...

Sunday Scripture reading, Jan. 19, 2020 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 1) Is 49:3, 5-6 Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10 2) 1 Cor 1:1-3 Gospel: Jn 1:29-34 Here I am, Lord Lovely...

"Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you" (Is 60:1). Night was falling at the end of a gray day. A...

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, Advent is a time to watch and prepare for the coming of Christ just as vigilantly...

Sunday Scripture reading, Dec. 22, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent 1) Is 7:10-14 Psalm 24:1-6 2) Rom 1:1-7 Gospel: Mt 1:18-24 The mystery of Jesus as God and man At Christmas,...

It was a chilly March night in a small Midwestern town. Maybe it was windy, because in my memory the Great Plains are always...

BY FATHER KENNETH DOYLE  Q. A friend has just informed me that she is going next month to Medjugorje in Bosnia. She says that the...

Sunday Scripture readings, June 23, 2019 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Cycle C 1) Gn 14:18-20 Psalm 110:1-4 2)1 Cor 11:23-26 Gospel: Lk 9:11-17   The...

VATICAN CITY  — For the first time in 300 years, the marble steps of the Holy Stairs will be free from the thick wooden...