Hold fast to the hope that lies before us.

2ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Hold fast to the hope that lies before us.  The year 2020 presented some unique challenges for all of us: a global pandemic and disrupted plans, economic hardship, and for many, political and racial tensions. Any one of these things could...

New wine is poured into fresh wineskins.

2ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME New wine is poured into fresh wineskins. Today begins the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and today’s Gospel (Mark 2:18-22) reading certainly is appropriate. Jesus wanted to show the people that he was doing something new and...

. . . able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.

COMMON OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY . . . able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.  Today’s first reading (Hebrews 4:12-16) might scare you a bit. Sharper than any sword, God’s word effectively cuts through our very souls to reveal what’s really going on...

Let us strive to enter into that rest.

1ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Let us strive to enter into that rest.  Act naturally. Confirmed rumor. Jumbo shrimp. These are all examples of oxymorons, a combination of two words that have opposite meanings. Today we read about another one: strive to rest. But as...

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