Dear Friends, This weekend we celebrate the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time. May God bless and keep safe our college students who are returning to school. Just one more week left of summer vacation for our teachers and elementary and high school students. Make it a great week! In today’s second reading Saint Paul reminds the Christian community in Rome … Read More
Good, Forgiving, and Abounding in Kindness
Dear Friends, This weekend we celebrate the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Today we hear more of Jesus’ parables concerning the kingdom of heaven. Our psalm today teaches us what the God of the kingdom of heaven is like, “Lord, you are good and forgiving, abounding in kindness to all who call upon you.” — Psalm 86:5 May we mirror … Read More
Becoming Rich Soil: The Parable of the Sower
Dear Friends, This weekend we celebrate the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Today Jesus tells the beautiful and challenging Parable of the Sower. May we hear the Parable of the Sower and not let the seed of God’s word in us be sown on the path, on rocky ground, or in the thorns but rather may we be the one … Read More
