Scripture

December 5, 2018

Dec. 16: Third Sunday of Advent

This third Sunday of Advent is traditionally known as Gaudete or “rejoice” Sunday. It is as if, with most of the Advent season behind us, we are anticipating the joy soon to come. But what is the reason for joy?

December 5, 2018

Dec. 9: Second Sunday of Advent

More than one powerful motif swirls through the readings for this Second Sunday of Advent. The first reading is from Baruch, a biblical book seldom quoted. It takes the form of a letter written to encourage Jews scattered by the Babylonian exile.

November 20, 2018

Dec. 2: First Sunday of Advent

Advent, the season of longing and hope, is upon us. There are several dimensions to this liturgical season. One, of course, is preparing for the feast of Christmas, readying ourselves spiritually to celebrate the central mystery of our Christian faith that God so loved the world that he sent his only son to become one of us — the Word made flesh.

November 20, 2018

Nov. 25: Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

This Sunday is the last Sunday of the church’s liturgical year. Traditionally, the church closes out its year on a triumphant note, the solemnity of Christ the King.

November 7, 2018

Nov. 18: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

A standard image poking fun at religion depicts a somewhat crazed person carrying a sandwich board declaring that “the end is near.” But, as the readings for this Sunday declare in different ways the Bible does assume there is an end to history.

November 7, 2018

Nov. 11: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

In any culture and at any time, the widow is a poignant figure. Even in circumstances where a woman has good health and financial security, the term widow evokes a sense of loss and solitariness.

October 24, 2018

Nov. 4: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Some time ago I was on an airplane and a fellow traveler next to me struck up a conversation: “You are a priest?” “Yes,” I said. After a few pleasantries, he steered our conversation to belief in God.

October 24, 2018

Oct. 28: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The longing to “be at home” — to be at ease surrounded by family and loved ones — is surely one of the deepest desires of the human heart.

October 11, 2018

Oct. 21: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Robert Greenleaf is a guru of modern corporate management. He wrote several widely read books on the qualities of good leadership for heads of corporations and other institutions.

October 11, 2018

Oct. 14: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Paul Ricoeur was a distinguished French philosopher who taught for several years at the University of Chicago before returning to Paris to become the president of the Sorbonne. One of his contributions was to make the distinction between what he called “first naivete” or “simplicity” and “second naivete.” This distinction can be applied to our entire life cycle.
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