Immaculate Conception of the BVM; 12-8-18 Gn 3:9-15 Ps 98 Eph 1:3-6 Lk 1:26-38 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. John the Baptist C.C. In the beginning of the school year, we do a brief Introduction to Catholicism since many of our incoming Freshmen do not come from feeder Catholic schools. When asked about major…
The Solemnity of Christ the King (B); 11-25-18 Dn 7:13-14 Ps 93 Rv 1:5-8 Jn 18:33-37 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison On the last Sunday of the liturgical year, we are celebrating the Solemnity of Christ the King. For us Americans, it’s not easy to comfortably ease into this feast because we don’t…
The Battle is Waged on the Cross 33rd Sunday in O.T. (B); November 18, 2018 Dn 12:1-3 Ps 16 Heb 10:11-14,18 Mk 13:24-32 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison & SJB It’s that time of year again: skies are grey, days are getting short, leaves are changing their color and dropping to the…
Veteran’s Day; 11-12-18 Titus 1:1-9 Ps 24 Luke 17:1-6 Deacon Jim McFadden; Historical Church at Folsom Veteran’s Day is a good occasion to remind ourselves as to what is ultimately important. The men and women who either risked their lives or actually sacrificed them for the greater good had to come to terms…
Give All You’ve Got! 32nd Sunday in O.T. (B); November 11, 2018 1 Kgs 17:10-16 Ps 146 Heb 9:24-28 Mk 12:38-44 Deacon Jim McFadden If some roving reporter came up to our Lord today and asked, “Jesus from Nazareth: in one succinct sound-bite, what’s your message?” In response, he may have said, “My…
31st Sunday in O.T. (B); November 4, 2018 Dt 6:2-6 Ps 18 Heb 7:23-28 Mk 12:28-24 Deacon Jim McFadden The Talmud, an expansive body of ceremonial law and legend of the Jewish religion, records a story of a young gentile man who’s interested in converting to Judaism. He approaches Rabbi Shammai (a contemporary…
Feast of All Saints (B); November 1, 2018 Rev 7:2-4,9-14 Ps 24 1 Jn 3:1-3 Mt 5:1-12 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. Francis H.S./SJB French theologian Leon Bloy once wrote “The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in a life is not to become a saint.” Troubies, on the…
A Servant’s Heart 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B); 10-21-18 Is 53:10-11; Ps 33; Heb 3:14-16; Mk 10:35-45 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. John the Baptist CC. If you look at exercise video ads, the sell typically looks like this: work hard, sweat a lot (i.e., suffer), and the prize you get is a…
28th Sunday in O.T.; October 14, 2018 Wis 7:7-11 Ps 90 Heb 4:12-13 Mk 10:17-30 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. John the Baptist C.C. Have you ever been in a room full of people and suddenly your eyes meet the eyes of another person, and you’re a little embarrassed—you want to go over to 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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