December 8, 2019 Second Sunday of Advent

What kind of Messiah did God promise to send to his people and how would he bring God’s kingdom to them?  The prophet Isaiah foresaw the day when God would raise up a Messianic King long after King David’s throne had been overthrown and vacant for centuries.  God promised that...

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December 1, 2019 First Sunday of Advent

Happy Church New Year! As we begin a new Church Year, we begin a cycle of readings from the Gospel of St. Matthew.  This means that all year we will read through the Gospel of Matthew, though sometimes we will also read some of John’s Gospel.  Since there are three...

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November 24, 2019 Christ the King Sunday

Today we celebrate Christ the King Sunday. Before I speak about our readings today I need to reemphasize one of the fundamental truths of the Christian faith. That is, that the Sacred Scriptures are the Holy and Infallible word of God. They are not simply a collection of moral writings....

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November 10, 2019 Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary time

One of the most moving passages demonstrating fidelity to God is today’s First Reading. In it a mother and her seven sons testify that their faith in God and their fidelity to him are absolute. King Antiochus tries to get them to renounce the rules of their religion, promising them...

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