July 11, 2021 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Someone’s job title denotes their function and defines their identity. A teacher teaches, a doctor doctors. A prophet prophesies, that is, he or she tells the truth from God. A teacher or a doctor may well see their job as a vocation, a calling from above, or they may see...

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July 4, 2021 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

A seventy-year-old widow had a serious heart attack. During her ordeal, she encountered the Lord who said to her: “You are not yet going to die.” She asked, “Lord, how many years more will I live?” The Lord answered, “Thirty years more.” Delighted by the news, she recovered rapidly. Thinking...

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June 27, 2021 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In today’s Gospel Jesus has returned to the west shore of the Sea of Galilee, he is on home ground and as usual, large crowds have gathered around him, yet one person, an important one, comes forward. Jairus is a Jewish official, the supervisor of activities in the Temple. Yet...

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June 20, 2021 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today first reading is from the thirty-eighth chapter of the Book of Job. Through 37 chapters Job has been complaining about how God is treating him, and his so-called friends have been trying to convince him that he has done something wrong to incur the punishments he has experienced. Job...

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June 13, 2021 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

There is the famous story about the Lord’s Store. A man had a dream. He saw himself walking on the streets of the city. He was moved to tears and disgust when he saw so many people living in poverty and destitution. He longed to help them but he did...

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