are we drinking from the right well?
3rd Sunday of Lent (A); March 8, 2026 Ex 17:3-7. Ps 95. Rom 5:1-8. Jn 4:5-42 Deacon Jim McFadden This Sunday we have the wonderful opportunity to revisit the story of the woman at the well, which is the…
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Weeds Among the Wheat
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A); 7-20-14 Wis 12:13,16-19; Ps 86; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. John the Baptist C.C. Jesus tells stories–lots of them. His stories are called parables. Jesus uses them to invite us into his world. He starts by having us walk around the perimeter…
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The Prodigal Sower
15th Sunday in O.T. (A); July 13, 2014 Is 55:10-11 Ps 65 Rom 8:18-23 Mt 13:1-23 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison (God sends his Word into each of our hearts liberally. He does not solely give his grace to those he knows will bear fruit. He sows the Word in everyone, but it does…
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The Cross–Sneak Preview
Good Friday, 2014 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. John the Baptist C.C. Can you imagine what must have transpired in Hell when Jesus died on the Cross? No doubt some serious infernal celebration must have erupted when the Son of God breathed His last. Think of a diabolical version of the World’s…
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Love Your Enemies…in Prison?
7th Sunday in O.T. (A); February 23, 2014 Lv 19:1-2, 17-18; Ps 103; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Mt 5:38-48 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison Last Sunday we reflected upon Jesus’ challenge not to seek revenge upon those who have hurt us. Today, he goes further by calling us to love our enemies. How can…
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Pax et Bonum: Slogan or Challenge?
Pax et Bonum Mass; January 29, 2013 (A) 2 Sm 7: 4-17 Ps 89 Mk 4:1-20 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. Francis High School Pax et Bonum is the traditional Franciscan welcome and goodbye that our patron saint, Francis of Assisi, favored. He often began and ended his sermons and letters with this powerful statement. …
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Keepin an Eye out for Turtles & Troubies
Friday of the First Week of Advent; 12-6-13 Isaiah 29:17-24 Ps 27 Matthew 9:27-31 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. Francis High Scho0l In her Advent & Christmas daily reflections, Joy Cormier references Nora Gallagher’s The Sacred Meal which tells the story of a newbie bishop, who began his ministry…
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All Saints: “We Are Family–in Jesus!”
All Saints (C); November 1, 2013 Rv 72-4,9-14 Ps 24 1 Jn 3:1-3 Mt 5:-1-12a Deacon Jim McFadden; St. Francis High School Riffing off of Sister Sledge, We Are Family—the community of St. Francis High School. But, as we gather in worship, we know that we are part of a greater family: the…
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The Cost of Discipleship
23rd Sunday in O.T. (C); September 8, 2013 Wis 9:13-18b Ps 90 Phlm 9-10,12-17 Lk 14:25-33 Deacon Jim McFadden; Divine Savior Catholic Church Luke tells us that great crowds were following Jesus; he was a very popular man, a fascinating figure. If Jesus were physically with us today, he’d be all over the Internet, the…
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Jesus: A Cause for Division
20th Sunday in O.T. (C); August 18, 2013 Jer 38:4-6,8-10 Ps 40 Heb 12:1-4 Lk 12:49-53 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison In today’s first reading Jeremiah is in the middle of a national crisis, political power plays, and civic turmoil. Jeremiah, speaking in God’s name, advocates that the people surrender to the their…
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Christian Life is about Following Jesus!
Solemnity of the Assumption/Welcome School Mass Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a,10ab Ps 45 1Cor 15:20-27 Lk 1:39-56 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. Francis High School How appropriate that our Welcome School Mass occurs on the wonderful celebration of the Assumption, which honors the Blessed Virgin Mary’s role in salvation history. In Mary’s Assumption into heaven, body…
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2nd Sunday of Lent (A); March 1, 2026 Gen 12:1-4a. Ps 33. 2 Tim 1:8b-10. Mt 17:1-9 Deacon Jim McFadden Our magnificent first reading is a short passage from the beginning of the 12th chapter of the book of…
Don’t Talk to the Divider!
1st Sunday of Lent (A); February 22, 2026 Gn 2:7-9, 3:1-7. Ps 51. Rom 5:12-19. Mt 4:1-11 Deacon Jim McFadden Each year, the Gospel of the 1st Sunday of Lent presents us with the narrative of Jesus in the…
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