Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 1st Sunday of Advent (Year B) – Genesis 9:8-15; Psalms 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; First Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15. This series appears each Wednesday. In today’s fuzzy moral landscape, it is quite unpopular to even speak of sin, never mind condemn it. It’s even more politically incorrect [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) – Isaiah 43:18-19, 21-22, 24-25; Psalms 41:2-3, 4-5, 13-14; Second Corinthians 1:18-22; Mark 2:1-12. This series appears each Wednesday. Sometimes we act as if sins are just black marks against us in God’s ledger, debits against our rewards account. [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) – Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46; Psalms 32:1-2, 5, 11; First Corinthians 10:31–11:1; Mark 1:40-45. This series appears each Wednesday. Many Catholics are confused about suffering. Some writers extol its surpassing value. But does that mean that we should look for [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) – Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Psalms 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; First Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39. This series appears each Wednesday. The Bible is not just for churches and synagogues. Portions of it are read as literature, even in secular university [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) – Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9; First Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28. This series appears each Wednesday. I’ve read many term papers in my day. Most of them are no more than a patchwork of quotes. That’s because college [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) – Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalms 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; First Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20. This series appears each Wednesday. Peter and Andrew were businessmen. So were their neighbors, James and John. They tried to wring a living out of the [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) – First Samuel 3:3-10, 19; Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10; First Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20; John 1:35-42. This series appears each Wednesday. When I was growing up, we were urged to pray for vocations. That meant to pray for [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the Solemnity of The Epiphany of the Lord – Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12. This series appears each Wednesday. Up until now, all has been quite humble. A donkey-ride to a dusty town south of Jerusalem. Hotel rooms all booked [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the Octave of Christmas and Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God – Numbers 6:22-27; Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21. This series appears each Wednesday. The mother of the messiah has been called many things in the last 2000 years – the Virgin Mary, Our [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the various Masses of Christmas – Isaiah 62:11-12; Psalms 97:1, 6, 11-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20; This series appears each Wednesday. In the days of Caesar Augustus, an era of peace was established in the Mediterranean world after centuries of strife. But this peace was forged by the [...]
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Daily Catholic Quote from King David
“Turn away your face from my sins; blot out all my guilt. A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit. Do not drive me from your presence, nor take from me your holy spirit. Restore my joy in your salvation; sustain in me a willing spirit. I will teach the [...]
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