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GOD Is NEVER TOO GREAT FOR YOU Mk. 1:29-39 The Lord came to the house of Simon Peter to rest. While He entered the house to rest, the very same people who were waiting for Him in the house had…

ASK FOR FAITH Lk. 1:26-38 The common theme between the First Reading and the Gospel is the sign that a virgin will bear a child, and that a child will also be born of an old woman. Both are signs,…

LIVING WORD Jn. 6:68 According to a Muslim practice, when a boy reaches the age of four years, four months, and four days, he has to go through a ritual that requires him to be brought to a mosque dressed…

GO ON… Mt. 14:15 Matthew begins this Gospel reading with “After the death of John the Baptizer.. This portrays to us the grief of our Lord over the death of his cousin. The Lord was mourning the death of a…

PROPHETS AND VICTIMS Jer. 1:1-10 It is very difficult to tell people things they do not want to hear. This task becomes even more difficult if the people involved are our friends. When we tell our friends things they do…

LAST SUPPER Mt. 26:20-35 In the traditional Stations of the Cross – I say traditional because there is now a new version of the Stations of the Cross the First Station is when Pilate condemns Jesus to death. In our…

TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD John 14:05-14 One time while browsing through the family albums at home, I came across a photo of my parents during their 40th wedding anniversary. What struck me about. the photograph was that there,…

SIN IS SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS John 10:11-18 Today, I offer you two Latin words – Pecus and Pecatum. Pecus means sheep and pecatum means sin. There is something common to sheep and sin: short-sightedness. The shepherd has to call the sheep by…

GO ON, KEEP ON Lk.5:1-11 Jimbo’s teacher in piano was to hold a concert and Jimbo was given two tickets for himself and his mother. Before the concert, Jimbo excused himself. His mother reminded him to be back before the…