Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Nov 16, 2024 | Meditations

As the Liturgical Year draws near its end, with just one week left before the Solemnity of Christ the King, the readings continue to give us a sense of all things coming to completion, culminating in the perfection of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. He will restore all...

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Nov 9, 2024 | Meditations

As we enter into the final few weeks of the Liturgical Year, the Church teaches us the importance of sacrifice. The central sacrifice in all history is that of Jesus Christ. As today’s reading from Hebrews tells us, “once for all he has appeared at the end of the ages...

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Nov 2, 2024 | Meditations

In today’s Gospel, when the scribe asks, “Which is the first of all the commandments?”, Jesus repeats what Moses taught the Israelites long ago – in the very words we find in today’s first reading: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the...

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Oct 26, 2024 | Meditations

God reveals himself as a God of unfailing love. We see this in today’s first reading. Even though the people of Israel have been driven into exile in Babylon because of their disobedience, God in his infinite love still reaches out to them. He desires to bring them...

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Oct 19, 2024 | Meditations

The terms leader or ruler conjure up certain images and definitions in our minds. We often think of leaders as having special privileges. This is what James and John have in mind in today’s Gospel when they approach Jesus and say, “Teacher, we want you to do for us...