Lord, I Need You World Youth Day–2013, Adoration Vigil; sung by Matt Maher
The Transfiguration of the Lord (C); August 6, 2013 Dn 7:9-10,13-14 Ps 97 2 Pet 1:16-19 Lk 9:28b-36 Deacon Jim McFadden; Coaches’ Retreat at St. Francis H.S. To become fully alive as a human being, which, as St. Irenaeus reminds us, gives glory to God, is a process of cutting away all that…
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C); July 7, 2013 Is 66: 10-14c Ps 66 Gal 6:14-18 Lk 10:1-12,17-20 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison (We Americans embrace freedom. However, a proper biblical understanding must inform our celebration of it. In both classical philosophy and the Bible, “freedom is not so much individual choices as the…
Parish life is changing. American parishes are moving towards a more collaborative, competent, and mission-focused pastoral leadership, strengthened in their service to ministries at all levels. CARA (Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate) surveyed 800 parishes, which resulted in the following: • 58% of parishioners surveyed in-pew rate their overall satisfaction…
We’ve been moved by the early Franciscan moves of our Holy Father from the choice of his pontifical name to decidedly Franciscan gestures. Think of when he paid his own bill at the residence where the cardinals stayed for the conclave or the washing of the feet of prisoners, including a Muslim, at a juvenile…
Class of 2013: Live Joyfully and Take Jesus with You! Farewell Mass; May 15, 2013 Acts 20:28-38 Ps 68 Jn 17:11b-19 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. Francis High School As the St. Francis community temporarily disbands as we venture into Summer Vacation, we pay special attention to the graduating class of 2013. We can…
6th Sunday of Easter (C); May 5, 2013 Acts 15:1-2,22-29 Ps 67 Rv 21:10-14 Jn 14:23-29 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison (The first reading is taken from the 15th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, which is about the Council of Jerusalem that allowed Gentiles into the Church. This Council, like all councils,…
The Vietnam-Iraq Connection; Letter from an Iraq War Veteran: “When Will We Ever Learn” The philosopher George Santayana famously said that “Those who don’t remember history are doomed to repeat it.” As this year marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War, which Pope John Paul II and the United States Conference…
Third Sunday of Easter (C); April 14, 2013 Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 Ps 30 Rv 5:11-14 Jn 21:1-19 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison We continue to read from the wonderfully rich chapters of John which deal with the Resurrection appearances of Jesus. In the 21st chapter we have an account of Jesus appearing to…
Catholic Trends—Winter 2013 Obama wins Catholic Vote in 2012. Despite pressure from many American Catholic prelates, Catholics narrowly gave their support to incumbent Barack Obama, who got 50% of the Catholic vote compared to 48% for Governor Mitt Romney—the same distribution for the total electorate. This is similar to the results in 2008, when…
The Cross is the Way Home 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A); August 30, 2026 Jer 20:7-9. Ps 63. Rom 12:1-2. Mt 16:21-27 Deacon Jim McFadden After establishing Peter as the rock of his Church, Jesus then begins to speak…
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (A); August 23, 2026 Is 22:19-23. Ps 138. Rom 11:33-36. Mt 16:13-20 Deacon Jim McFadden Midway through his public ministry, Jesus ventured with his disciples to the northern reaches of the Promised Land, to the…
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A); August 16, 2026 Is 56:1,6-7. Ps 67. Rom 11:13-15,29-32. Mt 15:21-28 Deacon Jim McFadden Today’s Gospel (Mt 15:21-28) presents us with a unique example of faith in Jesus’s encounter with a Canaanite woman,…
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