All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said.

THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (FEAST)   All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said.    If there’s one thing the genealogy in Matthew’s Gospel shows us, it’s how much care God took in bringing his plan of salvation to fruition! Just look...

No one pours new wine into old wineskins.

22ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   No one pours new wine into old wineskins.    It’s said that the game of rugby was born during an 1823 English football (soccer) match, when William Webb Ellis caught the ball in his arms and ran with it. By breaking the “no...

Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.

SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT, POPE AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL)   Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.    Peter and his coworkers fished all night. No doubt they had exhausted all the possibilities of making a catch before they returned to shore...

Jesus left and went to a deserted place.

22ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   Jesus left and went to a deserted place.    It seems ironic that the Son of God, sent to love and save every single person on the planet, also made it a habit to avoid people.   It had nothing to do with how he felt about us,...

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