Fifth Sunday of Lent – C
Today’s Gospel, John 8:1-11, begins: “At daybreak, He reappeared in the temple area.”St. Thomas Aquinas comments: “The fact that He returned early in the morning…
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Today’s Gospel (Lk 15:1-3. 11-32) is at the heart of Jesus’ teaching. Jesus told the story of theson who goes away from the Father almost…
Third Sunday of Lent – C
Many people, even many religious people, are convinced that the difficult experiences intheir lives are some form of punishment. When Jesus was told about the…
Second Sunday of Lent – C
According to St. Thomas, to go straight along a road, you must know the end, whereyou are going: “In order that anyone go straight along…
First Sunday of Lent – C
Jesus was “… one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin,” says theLetter to the Hebrews (Heb 4:15). Why was Jesus…
Eighth Sunday – C
“God gives us victory through Our Lord Jesus Christ!” As we stand around a burial site, we realize that we are losing a loved one and
Seventh Sunday – C
Jesus said to bless those who curse you. I once saw one of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity do that. I was helping in a soup
Sixth Sunday – C
Paul was shocked to discover that some of the Christians in Corinth did not believe in the resurrection from the dead (1 Cor 15:12, 16-20).
Fifth Sunday – C
For many of us, “gospel” means the four Gospels. Our word “gospel” is derived from theOld English word “God spel,” which means “good news.” Paul…
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“For our sake He was presented to the Lord that we may learn to offer ourselves to theLord” St. Thomas Aquinas derived this explanation of…