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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Bear Witness to Jesus
2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (A); 1-19-20 Is 49:3,5-6 Ps 40 1 Cor 1:1-3 Jn 1:29-34 Deacon Jim McFadden; SJB We are now in Ordinary Time, that period of the liturgical year when we pay closer attention to what it means to be a follower of Jesus. On some Sundays we are going…
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Rich Man, Poor Man
26th Sunday in O.T.; September 29, 2019 Am 6:1a, 4-7 Ps 102 1 Tm 6:11-16 Lk 16:19-31 Deacon Jim McFadden Many of us find the homeless to be unnerving and annoying. They disrupt businesses in downtown areas. They relieve themselves in public, creating health issues. And, sometimes they’re just scary. Recently, going to and…
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Listening to your Inner Voice
15th Sunday in O.T. (C); July 14, 2019 Dt 30:10-14 Ps 69 Col 1:15-20 Lk 10:25-37 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison In nature the laws of physics apply everywhere—there’s no escaping them. Take the Law of Gravity. What would happen if you denied the reality of this Law?…
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The Sacrament that Feeds Us
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Cycle C; June 23, 2019 Gen 14:18-20 Ps 110 1 Cor 11:23-26 Lk 9:11-17 Deacon Jim McFadden During the Easter season, a major concern in the Sunday Scripture readings was how the movement begun by Jesus of Nazareth would continue after his death, resurrection, and ascension.…
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True Happiness
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C); 2-17-19 Jer 17:5-8 Ps 1 1 Cor 15:12,16-20 Lk 6:17,20-26 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. John the Baptist C.C. What is happiness? Where can it be found? Who is happy? These are ground-floor, basic, the ‘rubber hitting the road’ questions. There’s a lot riding on our responses. If…
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There’s Something About Mary!
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…
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We Believe in a Communion-God
The Most Holy Trinity (B); May 27, 2018 Dt 4:32-34 Ps 33 Rom 8:14-17 Mt 28:16-20 Deacon Jim McFadden It’s difficult enough to believe in a single God, but have you ever tried to explain the Trinity to a non-believer? It’s not easy. Believing in three persons who is one God is quite…
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The Empty Tomb
The Resurrection of Our Lord Easter Sunday, 2018 Acts 10:34,37-43; Ps 118; Col. 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9 Deacon Jim McFadden Today we are celebrating the apex of the liturgical calendar: The Resurrection of the Lord is the be-all and end-all of our Christian faith. It really comes down to this: if Jesus was not raised…
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Don’t Be Afraid to Build a Better Tomorrow
4th Sunday of Lent (B); March 11, 2018 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 Deacon Jim McFadden “God so loved the world that he gave us his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16). These words should fill us with joy…
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Driving Out Junk Religion
Third Sunday of Lent (B); March 4, 2018 Ex 20:1-17; Ps 19; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison The core of our faith is the Paschal Mystery, which refers to Jesus’ death and resurrection and their saving significance for us. The adjective paschal derives from the Hebrew verb pasach,…
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Ash Wednesday: A Time for pruning
Jl 2:12-18. Ps 51. 2 Cor 5:20-6:2. Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Deacon Jim McFadden People of God, we come once again, to that great season of Lent, which is a great opportunity to prune away falseness, superficiality, and indifference to…
Respect a Person’s Dignity!
6th Sunday of Ordinary Time (A); February 15, 2026 Sir 15:15-20. Ps 119. 1 Cor 2:6-10. Mt 5:17-37 Deacon Jim McFadden It can begin with the smallest gesture: an interested glance across a classroom, the brushing of a hand,…
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