In today's Gospel, we see Jesus's reaction to the news that his cousin John has been arrested: he goes into seclusion back at home in Galilee, maybe for one last visit home with Mary, and then begins gathering the band of followers who will become his apostles.
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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time—January 2...
As we enter the fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we encounter the beautiful but challenging teachings of the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes present us with a paradox. Jesus says that the people who are suffering by the world's standards are actually blessed. In fact, the word blessed in Greek means so...
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Presentation of the Lord (Year A)
The prophet Simeon approached the Holy Family and proclaimed that this 40-day old infant was the Messiah who God promised to his people, and yet that he would be "a sign that is spoken against." Mary is thus invited into Christ's passion. How is Jesus inviting you into his passion?
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time—February ...
In order to understand what Jesus is telling us in today's Gospel, we need to consider what salt and light meant in his time. Because we can buy all the salt we could ever need at our local grocery and we have light anytime we want at the flick of a switch, we may not realize how special both wer...
