August 11, 2016 …”Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!’” This weekend’s Gospel is really one of my favorites. It is at the heart of a term we often use/hear in the Church called “the new evangelization.” At its heart [...]
August 4, 2016 …”Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” The scriptures this weekend [...]
July 28, 2016 …"Brothers and sisters: If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.” What a lofty goal! Seek what is above. Think of what is above. Be constantly mindful of the [...]
July 21, 2016 …"And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. What father among you would hand his [...]
July 14, 2016 …”The Lord said to her in reply, ‘Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.’” When I was in the seminary, Bishop Pevec explained this familiar scripture passage about Martha [...]