Readings: Ez 33:7-9; Rom 13:8-10; Mt 18:15-20 In the second reading today, St. Paul tells us that we should owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another. We live in a society that...
Readings: Is 22:19-23; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 In the second reading today, St. Paul marvels at the riches, wisdom, and knowledge of God and proclaims that His judgments are inscrutable and His ways are...
Readings: Jer 20:7-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27 In the first reading today, we hear one of my favorite lines in all of Scripture: “You duped me Lord, and I let myself be duped.” I...
Readings: Is 56:1, 6-7; Rom 11:13-15, 29-23; Mt 15:21-28 In the second reading today, St. Paul says something astounding regarding the salvation of the world. We recall our Lord’s statement to the woman at...
Readings: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33 In the first reading, we hear about the Prophet Elijah going to the mountain of God, Horeb, which is the same as Mount Sinai. When...
Readings: Dan 7:9-10, 13-14; 2 Pet 1:16-19; Mt 17:1-9 Today we break from the normal Sunday schedule of Masses to celebrate the Transfiguration of our Lord. There are only a few feasts that take...
Readings: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12; Rom 8:28-30; Mt 13:44-52 In the first reading today, we hear about God speaking with Solomon and giving Solomon the opportunity to ask the Lord for anything he wanted. ...
Readings: Wis 12:13, 16-19; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 In the first reading today, Solomon speaks about the power of God and states that because God has mastery over all things, He is lenient to...
Readings: Is 55:10-11; Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23 In the second reading today, St. Paul says two things that are a bit shocking at first glance. At the end of the reading, he says we...
Readings: Zec 9:9-10; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30 In the second reading today, St. Paul says we are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit. Later in the reading he talks about putting...
