8th Sunday in O.T.; March 3, 2019 Sir 27:4-7 Ps 92 1 Cor 15:54-58 Lk 6:39-45 Deacon Jim McFadden There are different levels of spiritual development. Though we hope that we are all moving in the same direction as we strive to realize our destiny, we are at different stages of the journey. If…
7th Sunday in O.T. (C); February 24, 2019 1 Sam 26: 2,7…23 Ps 103 1 Cor 15:45-49 Lk 6:27-38 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. John the Baptist C.C. The Sermon of the Mount, which may be construed as Jesus’ State of the Kingdom address, is in two parts: (1) the Beatitudes, which describes what…
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C); 2-10-19 Is 6:1-8 Ps 138 1 Cor 15:1-11 Lk 5:1-11 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison One of my spiritual heroes is the Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer who once wrote that Christianity without discipleship is cheap grace. He walked the talk as he sacrificed his life in…
Pax et Bonum Mass; January 30, 2019 Matthew 5:1-12 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. Francis H.S. Prior to the offering of the Sign of Peace, the priest says aloud, “Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the…
4th Sunday in O.T. (C); February 3, 2019 Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 Ps 71 1 Cor 12:31-13:13 Lk 4:21-30 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison The readings today relate the beginning of the two great prophetic careers of Jeremiah and Jesus. Jeremiah’s prophesies are driven by the revelation given on Mt. Sinai that Israel is…
The Wedding Feast of Cana 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (C); 1-20-19 Is 62:1-5 Ps 96 1 Cor 12:4-11 Jn 2:1-11 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison & SJB St. Paul has compared the relationship between Christ and his Church as that of a bridegroom and his bride (cf. Ephesians 5:22-33). What that…
The Baptism of the Lord (C); January 13, 2019 Is 40:1-11 Ps 29 Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7 Lk 3:15-22 Deacon Jim McFadden In celebration of the Baptism of the Lord, it is a good occasion to reflect upon this most basic Sacrament of the Church. Since most of us have been baptized, it defines our relationship…
The Epiphany of the Lord (C); January 6, 2019 Is 60:1-6 Ps 72 Eph 3:2-3 Mt 2:1-12 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison Today we celebrate the Epiphany, the arrival of the Magi, traditionally described as a threesome, at the humble cave of Bethlehem. The Church tells the story of the three Kings…
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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