The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Mt 25:31-46 November 26, 2023 Knowing that Thanksgiving was just around the corner, I did not stay for “coffee and donu...
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 25:14-30 November 19, 2023 I feel like I am repeating myself…which, of course, people my age often do. However, this is a situation where I ...
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 25:1-13 November 12, 2023 As I sat down to write this reflection on my iPad, I noticed the message at the upper right-hand corner of the sc...
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 23:1-12 November 5, 2023 Style is defined as: a particular manner or technique by which something is done, created, or performed. (Thank you...
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 22:34-40 October 29, 2023 Jesuit, scientist, philosopher, and theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin is credited with saying: The world is round so t...
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 22:15-21 October 22, 2023 Pope Francis raised more than eyebrows last summer with his comment that elements within the U.S. Catholic Church have bec...
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 22:1-14 October 15, 2023 A friend helped to plan her 50th high school class reunion. It was an event that she had been looking forward to for months...
27th Sunday in Ordinary Mt 21:33-43 October 8, 2023 The Old Testament Reading, as well as our Gospel, offers images of trouble in the vineyard. In both instances, no crop makes it ...
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 21:28-32 October 1, 2023 It probably didn’t take more than a heartbeat before the religious leaders and elders answered Jesus’s question: Which of t...
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 20:1-16a September 24, 2023 I bet the ears of Catholic auto workers attending Mass this weekend perked right up during the Liturgy of the Word. As t...
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 18:21-35 September 17, 2023 When I left parish ministry and moved into my own home, some friends surprised me with a great big houseplant. It was in...
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 18:15-20 September 10, 2023 Most “regular churchgoers” are at least aware that Pope Francis has called the universal Church to a Synod. This meeting...
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 16:21-27 September 3, 2023 St. Paul urges: Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind that you may discern...
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 16:13-20 August 27, 2023 This week’s Gospel uses a familiar image for us to play with: keys. Where are the keys and who has them? It is a frustratin...
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 15:21-28 August 20, 2023 Recently, the Secretary-General of the United Nations issued a statement addressing a growing concern: “We must confront bi...
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 14:22-33 August 13, 2023 Spiritual teachers, retreat directors, and those involved in pastoral ministry are often asked for tips on how a pers...
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Mt 17:1-9 August 6, 2023 In his farewell address to the people of the Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington, Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen (19...
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 13:44-52 July 30, 2023 Completing the seven parables that He used to teach them about The Kingdom of Heaven, Jesus asked His disciples: Do yo...
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 13:24-43 July 23, 2023 Our Gospel is long. Matthew reports three parables and then goes on to give the detailed explanation that Jesus reserved...
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 13:1-23 July 16, 2023 The month of July 2023 opened with THE TWO HOTTEST DAYS EVER recorded in GLOBAL history. And yet, the debate continues ov...
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 11:25-30 July 9, 2023 The glossy cover of a magazine caught my attention while I was in the checkout line of the grocery store. The picture sh...
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 10:37-42 July 2, 2023 NBC journalists DeSilva and Day published a brief article entitled, “A Tale of Two Disasters” last week. Very briefly, t...
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 10:26-33 June 25, 2023 In a document entitled, “The Legacy of The Declaration of Independence,” Thomas Jefferson wrote: “The principles outlined ...
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 9:36—10:8 June 18, 2023 In recent years, a new and very lucrative career has emerged: social media influencer. Young, attractive, charismat...
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Jn 6:51-58 June 11, 2023 Last Sunday morning, the news reported that an ancient religious icon dating back to the 15th century has been tr...
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Jn 3:16-18 June 4, 2023 A recent headline caught my attention: 1-in-10-million rare white bison born at Wyoming State Park. (CBS News Service) Be...
Pentecost Sunday Jn 20:19-23 May 28, 2023 The Hubble Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990. The James Webb Telescope was launched on Christmas Day, 2021. Webb is said to be 100 ...
The Ascension of the Lord Mt 28:16-20 May 21, 2023 It’s graduation season. The invitations to Open Houses are flooding the Post Office (although a lot of people are using email the...
Sixth Sunday of Easter Jn 14:15-21 May 14, 2023 There is a line in this Sunday’s Second Reading that deserves a second beat. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who as...
Fifth Sunday of Easter Jn 14:1-12 May 7, 2023 Families with “troubled hearts” come to their parish to prepare the liturgy celebrating a loved one who has died. As they hear and con...
Fourth Sunday of Easter Jn 10:1-10 April 30, 2023 Computer geeks are far better able to explain this than I am, but I do know that there is a BIG difference between speech recognit...
Third Sunday of Easter Lk 24:13-35 April 23, 2023 A Christian “blogger” invited his followers to complete the sentence: l need the Resurrection because… There were a number of powe...
Sunday of Divine Mercy Jn 20:19-31 April 16, 2023 Several years ago, I had to undergo a surgery that left a gaping wound on the top of my forehead. The surgical site required a gre...
The Resurrection of the Lord Jn 20:1-9 April 9, 2023 As I sit here, reflecting on Easter, I have as inspiration a growing stack of greeting cards from friends. There are no “bunnie...
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Mt 26:14—27:66 April 2, 2023 The month of May will begin with some very historic events. The coronation of the King of England will take pla...
Fifth Sunday of Lent Jn 11:1-45 March 26, 2023 Morning prayer this past Monday included a beautiful Intercession that I found especially inspiring. Help us to welcome spring with a...
Fourth Sunday of Lent Jn 9:1-41 March 19, 2023 The Academy Awards aired last Sunday. In the days and even weeks building up to the show, there was a lot of news about the nominees ...
Third Sunday of Lent Jn 4:5-42 March 12, 2023 I did a double take when I first noticed the car in front of me had a license plate with a dark blue background and bright yellow numb...
Second Sunday of Lent Mt 17:1-9 March 5, 2023 Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers recently made the news, and not because of some spectacular play on the football fiel...
First Sunday of Lent Mt 4:1-11 February 26, 2023 I recently watched a “JESUS MOVIE” on television that I personally found to be especially inspirational. It left me with the feelin...
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 5:38-48 February 19, 2023 Have you ever gone to the grocery store JUST to buy a loaf of bread or maybe a quart of milk only to walk out after spe...
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 5:17-37 February 12, 2023 Ash Wednesday is less than two weeks away! For many people we pass in the grocery store, or encounter on the other side o...
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 5:13-16 February 5, 2023 “The National Prayer Breakfast” is a decades old tradition. Held in Washington D.C. on the first Thursday of February, the...
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 5:1-12a January 29, 2023 I told my iPhone to connect me to “YouTube” and asked to see any homilies that one of my favorite theologian/author/preac...
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17 January 22, 2023 One Sunday morning, having proclaimed and then preached on today’s Gospel, a person stopped me on the way out o...
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jn 1:29-34 January 15, 2023 Last fall I was invited to join a group of college friends for a “Big Chill” weekend up north. I hadn’t seen several of t...
The Epiphany of the Lord Mt 2:1-12 January 8, 2023 Today’s Gospel is the story of star power versus STAR POWER. Thanks to modern communications, there is an entire galaxy of stars ...
Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God Lk 2:16-21 January 1, 2023 Most people know that the first book of the Old Testament is called “Genesis “or “The Beginning.” And most people al...
The Nativity of the Lord Lk 2:1-14 December 25, 2022 In the middle of December, mid-Advent, Nouvel Catholic Central High School staged a production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. The produc...
Fourth Sunday of Advent Mt 1:18-24 December 18, 2022 THIS IS HOW THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST CAME ABOUT. A young woman was specially prepared by God and the righteous man to whom she...
Third Sunday of Advent Mt 11:2-11 December 11, 2022 Several years ago, the television program The Antiques Roadshow was filmed on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mic...
Second Sunday of Advent Mt 3:1-12 December 4, 2022 Pop singer Taylor Swift is about to go out on tour again. Even Congress has taken note. The demand for tickets has been so great ...
First Sunday of Advent Mt 24:37-44 November 27, 2022 Appreciating how essential a “good night’s sleep” is to overall health and well being, more experts are making recommendations ...