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Christ the King

At Jesus’ Nativity, wise men asked, “Where is He Who has been born King of the Jews?”  Herod wanted to kill Him.  Thirty-three years later, the Jews finally acknowledged their King.  How? Gospel (Read Lk 23:35-43) Today, on the Feast of Christ the King, St. Luke describes a scene from Christ’s Crucifixion.  As Jesus moved through His earthly ministry, […]

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The Lord Comes to Rule the Earth with Justice

Readings for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus once overheard a conversation about the glory of the Temple in Jerusalem.  He then made a startling prediction.  What was it? Gospel (Read Lk 21:5-19) St. Luke tells us Jesus had a conversation with His disciples about the Temple in Jerusalem.  It began when “some people were speaking about […]

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Preparing for His Second Coming

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 […]

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Your Faith Has Saved You

Readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Today, we meet a Samaritan leper—an outsider among outsiders.  What can he teach us? Gospel (Read Lk 17:11-19) St. Luke tells us that as Jesus continued “His journey to Jerusalem, He traveled through Samaria and Galilee.”  He was apparently well-known in this region, because “as He was entering a […]

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The Conviction of Things Not Seen

Readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Today, the apostles ask Jesus to increase their faith.  More faith sounds like a reasonable request.  Jesus doesn’t think so.  Why? Gospel (Read Lk 17:5-10) What prompted the apostles to ask Jesus to increase their faith in today’s reading?  In the verses preceding ours, Jesus had been talking about forgiveness:  “Take heed […]

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“Love of Money is the Root of All Evils”

Readings for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Last Sunday’s Gospel ended with a warning from Jesus:  “You cannot serve both God and mammon.”   Today we read about a man who thought he could. Gospel (Read Lk 16:19-31) St. Luke told us in last Sunday’s reading that Jesus had some bracing words to say about money to […]

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Praise the Lord, Who Lifts Up the Poor

Readings for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time In speaking to a large crowd gathered to hear Him, Jesus starts talking about money.  How uncomfortable! Gospel (Read Lk 16:1-13) In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable in which a slightly sleazy steward becomes the hero of the story.  Very odd!  We must place this parable in its context […]

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