5º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario (B); 4 de febrero de 2024 Trabajo 7:1-7. Sal 147. 1 Cor 9:16-23. Marcos 1:29-39 Diácono Jim McFadden Querido y glorioso médico fue un clásico histórico/ficción sobre San Lucas de Taylor Caldwell publicado en 1959. Recuerdo haber devorado el libro cuando era un adolescente que vivía en San Francisco, lo…
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B); February 4, 2024 Job 7:1-7. Ps 147. 1 Cor 9:16-23. Mk 1:29-39 Deacon Jim McFadden Dear and Glorious Physician was a classic historical/fiction about St. Luke by Taylor Caldwell published in 1959. I remember devouring the book as a teenager living in San Francisco, which was part of…
4th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B); January 28, 2024 Dt 18:15-20. Ps 95. 1 Cor 7:32-35. Mk 1:21-28 Deacon Jim McFadden This Sunday’s Gospel reading (cf. Mk 1:21-28) narrates the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry in which he breaks into the world of illusion and of the demonic through his powerful word and deed. Our…
3er Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario (B); 21 de enero de 2024 Jon 3:1-5,10. Sal 25. 1 Cor 7:29-31. Marcos 1:14-21 Diácono Jim McFadden Hace veinte años, estaba preparando a un recluso en el Centro de Seguridad Mínima de Folsom para su confirmación el día de Navidad, que estuvo presidida por luego el obispo auxiliar Richard…
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B); January 21, 2024 Jon 3:1-5,10. Ps 25. 1 Cor 7:29-31. Mk 1:14-21 Deacon Jim McFadden Twenty years ago, I was preparing an inmate at Folsom Minimum Security Facility for his confirmation on Christmas day, which was presided by then Auxiliary Bishop Richard Garcia (may he Rest in Peace). The…
2º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario (B); 14 de enero de 2024 1 Sam 3:3-10,19. Sal 42. 1 Cor 6:13-15,17-20. Juan 1:35-42 Diácono Jim McFadden En reuniones sociales y de negocios, es bastante común que las personas intercambien tarjetas telefónicas para futuras interacciones. Para que eso suceda, la gente tiene que saber dónde se encuentra uno.…
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (B); January 14, 2024 1 Sam 3:3-10,19. Ps 42. 1 Cor 6:13-15,17-20. Jn 1:35-42 Deacon Jim McFadden In business and social gatherings, it’s fairly common for people to exchange calling cards for future interactions. For that to happen, people have to know where one is located. In today’s Gospel…
The Epiphany of the Lord; January 7, 2024 Is 60:1-6. Ps 72. Eph 3:2-3a,5-6. Mt 2:1-12 Deacon Jim McFadden The Evangelist Matthew tells us that the Magi, when they came to Bethlehem, “saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him” (Mt 2:11). This seems very straightforward, but worshiping…
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (B); 12-31-2023 Sir 3:2-6. Ps 128. Col 3:12-21. Lk 2:22-40 Deacon Jim McFadden Today we are celebrating the feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth, which is a good opportunity to reflect on just what makes a family “holy.” Now, the source of holiness is God— it’s…
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas); 12-25-2023 Is 9:1-6. Ps 96. Ti 2:11-14. Lk 2:1-14 Deacon Jim McFadden One of the stranger aspects of The Annunciation that precedes the Birth of Jesus is how the Archangel Gabriel addresses Mary as “Hail, favored one!” (Lk 1:28b). What will ensue is that she will be a…
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A); October 11, 2026 Is 25:6-10a. Ps 23. Phil 4:12-20. Mt 22:1-14 Deacon Jim McFadden The parable we hear in today’s Gospel tells us a lot about the Kingdom of God, which is likened…
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time (A); October 4, 2026 Is 5:1-7. Ps 80. Phil 4:6-9. Mt 21:33-43 Deacon Jim McFadden The parable about the mismanagement of the vineyard tells us a lot about the Kingdom of God, the choices we…
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A); September 27, 2026 Ez 18:25-28. Ps 25. Phil 2:1-11. Mt 21:28-3 Deacon Jim McFadden In a past issue of the Catholic Herald (September/October 2020), the newsmagazine for the Diocese of Sacramento, there is a…
