6th Sunday in O.T. (C); 02-16-2025 Jer 17:5-8. Ps 1. 1 Cor 15:12,16-20. Lk 6:17,20-26 Deacon Jim McFadden What does it mean to be happy? What does it mean to be blessed. How can they be found? These are ground-floor, basic the ‘rubber hitting the road’ questions. If we get them wrong, then we’ve…
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time (C); February 9, 2025 Is 6:1-2a, 3-8. Ps 138. ! Cor 15:1-11. Lk 5:1-11 Deacon Jim McFadden When Jesus jumps into our boat, just as he did with Peter in today’s Gospel, requires us to live out of two fundamental attitudes that enable us to become disciples, which is…
The Presentation of Jesus (C); February 2, 2025 Mal 3:1-4. Ps 24. Heb 2:14-18. Lk 2:22-40 Deacon Jim McFadden The Presentation of Jesus is a richly textured account in which Luke’s story-telling genius is on full display. His overall intent was to underscore that Law would be observed. His statement that Jesus was born…
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C); 01-26-2025 Neh 8:2-4a. Ps 19. 1 Cor 12:12-30. Lk 1-4; 4:14-21 Deacon Jim McFadden An operating principle that governed Jesus’ life is that he saw in others what he saw in himself. In Buddhist literature there is a story where a soldier comes up to a Buddhist monk…
The Wedding Feast of Cana 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (C); January 19, 2025 Is 62:1-5. Ps 96. 1 Cor 12:4-11. Jn 2:1-11 Deacon Jim McFadden The Gospel recounts the familiar episode of the Wedding Feast of Cana, where Jesus transforms water into wine. At first blush, we quickly jump to the conclusion that…
The Baptism of the Lord (C); January 12, 2025 Is 42:1-4,6-7. Ps 29. Acts 10:34-38. Lk 3:15-16,21-22 Deacon Jim McFadden Today’s Gospel shows us the scene in which Jesus’ public ministry begins: he, who is the Son of God and the Messiah, goes to the banks of the Jordan River to be baptized by…
The Epiphany of the Lord (C); January 5, 2025 Is 60:1-6. Ps 72. Eph 3:2-3. Mt 2:1-12 Deacon Jim McFadden Several years ago, Pope Francis said, “Let us never forget this: the journey of faith finds renewed strength and fulfillment only when it is made in the presence of God.” Let’s unpack that quote…
Astonishment and Anxiety: Do I experience both in relationship to Jesus? The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (C); 12-29-24 Sir 3:2-6,12-14. Ps 128. Col 3:12-21. Lk 2:41-52 Deacon Jim McFadden Today we are celebrating The Feast of the Holy Family, which invites us to reflect on the experience of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus,…
Do I experience both in relationship to Jesus? The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (C); 12-29-24 Sir 3:2-6,12-14. Ps 128. Col 3:12-21. Lk 2:41-52 Deacon Jim McFadden Today we are celebrating The Feast of the Holy Family, which invites us to reflect on the experience of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, united by the…
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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