3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Have You Ever Considered Zebedee’s Feelings?
3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A Matthew 4:12-23 Have You Ever Considered Zebedee’s Feelings? I’ve always felt for the parents of the first disciples. James and John were working in the family fishing business. Then all of a sudden…
How Soon Can I Go Back to Work?
I am blessed to have 2 kids who, like their father but very much unlike their mother, are morning people. I am usually up no later than 6:30 even on days off because my internal clock seems to function very…
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Knowing and Being Known
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A John 1:29-34 Knowing and Being Known To be truly known might be the greatest gift of all. When barriers dissipate and the self exposed, and still love is there, that’s when we know…
Baptism of the Lord – The Beginning of a Great Adventure
Baptism of the Lord, Year A Matthew 3:13-17 The Beginning of a Great Adventure When we are baptized, many of us as infants, our sins are forgiven, But as babies, though we aren’t perfect, we haven’t really had the chance…
Epiphany: The Perfect Present
Epiphany, Year A Matthew 2:1-12 The Perfect Present One of the Faith Formation kids asked, “Why did the wisemen give Jesus perfume? Jesus needed a place to live and food. If they were really so smart, that’s what they would…
Holy Family Sunday: Our Own Personal Herods
Holy Family Sunday, Year A Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 Our Own Personal Herods A friend of mine was very happy where they lived. Then they moved. She spent the next ten years doing everything in her power to get them back…