Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B
In general, there are three sorts of questions we encounter daily. First, there are things that sound like questions, but really aren’t. Second, things that don’t sound like questions, but really are. Third, there are real questions.
For instance, when we walk by someone we know in an office hallway or on campus or at the store, one of us says, “Hi! How are you?” Usually, we don’t want a real answer. If the person we have greeted stops and starts telling us about his recent medical exam, or about her mother in Altoona, generally we aren’t happy about it. It wasn’t a real question.
Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B
One of these scenarios has happened to all of us:
• You keep your Saturday afternoon schedule clear so you can watch a baseball game.
• You shuffle the children off to their grandparents so you and your husband can have one dinner where no milk is spilled, no food goes airborne, and the conversation involves more than the latest adventures of “Dora the Explorer.”
• You finally find a few hours to start that book or watch that movie everyone has been recommending.
And then the phone rings.
Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B
“So they went off and preached repentance. The Twelve drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.”
Hospitality was a sacred duty in the East. When a stranger entered a village, it was not his duty to search for hospitality; it was the duty of the village to offer it.
Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B
Some years ago, W. Timothy Gallwey wrote a book called The Inner Game of Tennis. In it Gallwey tells how one cold winter night he was driving from Maine to New Hampshire. It was about midnight, and he was on a deserted country road. Suddenly his Volkswagen skidded on an icy curve, slammed into a snowbank, and stalled.
Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B
The Gospel this Sunday addresses healing–our need for it, and Jesus as the source of it. Each of us, our families and our churches, our country and our world need healing. There is nothing more evident to us as we live in this moment of time. How can we find this healing?
Keating – In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places
The Funeral of Rose Marotta
On behalf of the parish community of St. Monica, I would like to (once again) extend our sincerest condolences and sympathy to the members of Rose’s family. I would like to assure you of our continued remembrance of Rose in our thoughts, prayers and Masses in the days, weeks, months, and even the years ahead.
Galetto – The woman who raised the white marigold
Wedding of Laura Ashley Smith and Kyle David Pernelli
When I was a young boy I can remember having an existential crisis. Everyone would always ask me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I figured this must be a really important question because everyone wanted to know the answer. I knew I needed to find an answer and so one day I thought I would start to explore my options.
Nativity of John the Baptist – Year B
As I was growing up in Puerto Rico, the celebration of John the Baptist took many different forms… but always brought us closer to water! In an island that is difficult to avoid! I remember going to celebrate the Eucharist right on the beach… that was the religious part! I also remember going to the river and even opening the fire hydrants on the streets… we just wanted to get wet as we remembered the Baptist…
A Fulfilling Week for the Augustinian Community
This week, The Augustinian Provincial Chapter met at Villanova choosing new leadership to assist newly installed Prior Provincial Michael Di Gregorio, O.S.A. in service to Province members and the Church for the next four years. Elected . . .
Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B
Everyone likes a story. We get drawn into a good story and we moan at a bad story, but, nonetheless, we listen to it and it usually elicits some type of response on our part…a comment, laughter, a groan, or whatever the case may be.