26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A); 9-27-2020 Ez 18:25-28. Ps 25. Phil 2:1-11. Mt 21:28-32 Deacon Jim McFadden In a recent issue of the Catholic Herald (September/October 2020), the newsmagazine for the Diocese of Sacramento, there is a gripping story of Eliza Cobos, who had an abortion at age 18. Looking back at those…
6th Sunday of Ordinary Time (A); 2-16-20 Sir 15:15-20 Ps 119 1 Cor 2:6-10 Mt 5:17-37 Deacon Jim McFadden It begins with the tiniest gesture: an interested glance across a classroom, the brushing of a hand, asking for that first date. Lifelong love builds from little expressions of care before it becomes self-surrender…
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…
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…
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?…
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.…
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…
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 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…
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…
Divine Mercy Sunday (A); April 12, 2026 Acts 2:42-47. Ps 118. 1 Pt 1:3-9. Jn 20:19-31 Deacon Jim McFadden During the ‘90s, a popular, albeit off-beat television show was the X-Files, featuring agent Fox Mulder, an investigator of the…
Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of Our Lord; 4-06-2026 Acts 10:334,37-43. Ps 118. Col 3:1-4. Jn 20:1-9 Deacon Jim McFadden Today we are celebrating the apex of the liturgical calendar; indeed, it is the nucleus of our Faith: The Resurrection of…
Good Friday: The Passion of the Lord (A); 2026 Deacon Jim McFadden Can you imagine was must have transpired in Hell when Jesus died on the Cross? No doubt some serious infernal celebration must have erupted when the Son of…
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