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by bcadmin | Nov 20, 2022 | christ the king, Cross, Gospel, Humility, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, Knowing the Faith, News, pride, Scripture, St. Luke the Evangelist | 0 |
“Love conquers all things. The love of God defeated death and sin on the cross… One already begins to enter the kingdom in this life by taking up and accepting the cross the Lord offers to each of us. And through that cross of Christ we wil…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 6, 2022 | Gospel, News, Resurrection, Scripture, Sunday Reflections | 0 |
“God our Father,” today’s Epistle tells us, has given us “everlasting encouragement” in the Resurrection of Christ. Through His grace, we can now direct our hearts to the love of God. Dr, Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass Readings for the Thirty-Second S…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 30, 2022 | Gospel, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, joy, Living the Faith, News, Salvation, Scripture, St. Luke the Evangelist, suffering | 0 |
In this fallen world, we all have our struggles. We often do not know what is going on in someone’s life. Many years ago, I taught a fourth grade CCD class for my parish school of religion. It was the first evening of classes and I was starting t…
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Readings for the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time In Jericho, a man climbs a tree seeking Jesus, but who is seeking whom? Gospel (Read Lk 19:1-10) St. Luke tells us that as Jesus was passing through Jericho, He encountered a man, Zaccheus, who was a “chief tax collector and also a wealthy man.” We know that […]
Paul tells us what the Psalmist sings today—that the Lord redeems the lives of His humble servants. Dr, Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass Readings for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Readings:Sirach 35:12–14, 16–18Psalm 34:2–3, …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 14, 2022 | Featured, Gospel, News, parable, parables of Christ, Scripture Speaks, Second Coming | 0 |
Readings for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Today, after Jesus tells His disciples a parable about prayer, He asks one of the most haunting questions ever to leave His lips. What was it? Gospel (Read Lk 18:1-8) As Jesus continued His journey toward Jerusalem and the fulfillment of His earthly mission, St. Luke tells us […]
by bcadmin | Oct 7, 2022 | Between the Sundays, blessings, Featured, giving thanks, Gospel, Gratitude, Living the Faith, News, thanksgiving, Virtue | 0 |
“Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” (Luke 17:17–18) The readings this Sunday are a lesson in gratitude. What is our reaction to the gifts of God? Are we taking …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 27, 2022 | Abortion, Anti-abortion, Essay, Features, Gospel, Homiletics, News, Opinion, Politics, Preaching, pro-life | 0 |
Here in Michigan, where I live and serve, voters have a duty this Election Day (November 8) to defend unborn children from being killed in untold numbers by the enshrinement of nearly unlimited abortion as […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 20, 2022 | Featured, Gospel, life of Christ, News, Sophia Excerpts | 0 |
Jesus is the greatest paradox in history. He appears in a region of minor importance in the Roman Empire, in a nation that its conquerors describe as “a contemptible collection of slaves” (Tacitus). Not once in His life does He emerge from among this people, not once does He evince any desire to know the […]
by bcadmin | Aug 30, 2022 | From the Pope, Gospel, News, Praedicate Evangelium, Preach the Gospel, Roman Curia | 0 |
Jesus’ call to spread the Gospel should fill all Christians, especially those within the church hierarchy, with a sense of wonder and gratitude, Pope Francis said.
Read MoreThe Lord promises that if we are humble we will be exalted and find favor with God; that if we are kind to those who can never repay us, we will atone for sins and find blessing in the resurrection of the righteous. Dr, Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 26, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Between the Sundays, Featured, General, good works, Gospel, Mass, News, parable, Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, Parousia, prepared, Virtue | 0 |
Most of us were taught at a young age about the importance of sharing. And while sharing is wonderful, there are some things in life that we cannot share. There are things that we cannot borrow from others. We see that in today’s Gospel reading, …
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