Fr. Wiseman

Fifth Sunday

According to the British Salt Association, salt “enhances flavors” and “brings out thenatural tastes in foods.” Can this be applied to Jesus’ words: “You are

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Fourth Sunday – A

Everyone wants happiness. Jesus’ eight proposals for happiness (Matthew 5:1-12) maynot be on anyone’s list. They are His “beatitudes.” Each beatitude begins with the Greekword,

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Third Sunday – A

After their escape from Egypt, as the Israelites moved into Palestine, the tribes ofZebulun and Nephtali settled in the northernmost part of Galilee. More than

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Second Sunday

After Jesus’ baptism, John the Baptist pointed Him out, “There is the Lamb of God whotakes away the sins of the world … I saw

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Baptism of the Lord

Immersion in water was a sign of ritual purification among various ancient religions andsects, such as the Essenes. Whereas such baptisms were ritual and repeated,

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Epiphany Sunday

Every believer follows the star, the light that God gives, in the darkness. St. ThomasAquinas asks why Christ’s birth wasn’t announced more widely so that

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Christmas

Why did the Son of God take our human nature? Thomas points out that everything actsaccording to what it is, just as humans act in

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Fourth Sunday of Advent – A

Eternally, Jesus is the Son of the Father. Luke’s Gospel brings out the Father’srole even in the human conception of Jesus: “”The Holy Spirit will

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Third Sunday of Advent – A

“Messiah” is the Hebrew word, for the “anointed one.” Some of our Advent hymnsaddress Jesus as “Messiah.” For instance, “Come Divine Messiah.” What do we

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Second Sunday of Advent

The four Gospels proclaim the same message about Jesus, yet each Evangelist hasunique insights into the Old Testament’s witness to Jesus. In today’s Gospel (Mt

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