This day commemorates three siblings, Ss. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus...

Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of Ss. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus (July 29, 2022): JER 26:1-9; PS 69:5,8-9,14; JN 11:19-27

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Who were good friends of Jesus and who welcomed Him into their home, sharing memorable encounters with Him.

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This feast honors St. James the Greater, one of the Apostles closest to Christ and the first of the Twelve to be martyred

Reflections on the readings for the Feast of St. James (July 25, 2022): 2 COR 4:7-15; PS 126:1-2,2-3,4-5,6; MT 20:20-28

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After Jesus died and rose from the tomb, after His Ascension, and after Pentecost, the Apostles went their various ways in order to fulfill their roles in spreading the Good News far and wide.

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“Because of Your kindness and Your truth; for You have made great above all things your name and Your promise. When I called You answered me; You built up strength within me.” (Psalm 138:2-3)

Reflections on the readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 24, 2022): GN 18:20-32; PS 138:1-2,2-3,6-7,7-8;COL 2:12-14; LK 11:1-13

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

The Son of God wants us to understand that as His followers we have a special closeness with His Father. Indeed, through Jesus, we have been given the right to call Him Father, too.  

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On this feast day we celebrate the “Apostle to the Apostles,” St. Mary Magdalene, one of the most loyal and steadfast of Jesus disciples

Reflections on the readings for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene (July 22, 2022): SGS 3:1-4; PS 63:2,3-4,5-6,8-9; JN 20:1-2,11-18

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Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,”* which means Teacher. (John 20:16)

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The story of Martha’s conversation with Jesus and complaints about her sister Mary remind us to pay attention to all we do...

Reflections on the readings for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 17, 2022): GN 18:1-10; PS 15:2-3,3-4,5; COL 1:24-28; LK 10:38-42

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We also need to make the best choices we can for ourselves and others affected by them. 

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“You, O Lord, abide forever, and Your name through all generations. … The nations shall revere Your name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth your glory, when the Lord has rebuilt Zion and appeared in His glory.” (Psalm 102:13,16).

Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of St. Kateri Tekakwitha (July 14, 2022): IS 26:7-9,12,16-19; PS 102:13-14,15,16-18,19-21; MT 11:28-30 

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Declared venerable in 1943, she was named a saint in 2012, the first Native American woman to be canonized. St. Kateri Tekakwitha is now honored as patron of ecology and the environment.  

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Today as we listen to the memorable parable of the Good Samaritan, we can think about what we mean when we say the word “neighbor”

Reflections on the readings for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 10, 2022): DT 30:10-14; PS 69:14,17,30-31,33-34,36,37; COL 1:15-20; LK 10:25-37

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That is the point that Christ makes in the parable: a real neighbor puts love first.

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“Shout joyfully to God, all the earth, sing praise to the glory of His name; proclaim His glorious praise. Say to God. ‘How tremendous are Your deeds!’” (Psalm 66:1-3)

Reflections on the readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 3, 2022): IS 66:10-14; PS 66:1-3,4-5,6-7,16,20; GAL 6:14-18; LK 10:1-12,17-20

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Our Savior wants us to know and embrace His love and mercy now -- so that we may be His for life-everlasting.

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Ss. Peter and Paul were chosen by Jesus to point the way for His Church in the early years after He returned to His Father in heaven

Reflections on the readings for the Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles (June 29, 2022): Acts 3:1-10; PS 19:2-4,4-5; GAL 1:11-20; JN 21:15-19

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

"Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” (John 21:18)

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This feast calls us to rejoice in the unending, immeasurable love of our Savior as expressed in His Sacred Heart

Reflections on the readings for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 24, 2022): EZ 34:11-16; PS 23:1-3,3-4,5,6;ROM 5:5-11; LK 15:3-7

MISSIO offers “Preaching Mission,” as a homily help, providing connections to mission from the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days. 

In St. Luke’s Gospel, Jesus told a familiar parable that exemplifies both His love for us and the way He sees us as individuals of immense value.

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