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The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – September 21, 2025 In parables, there’s always something unexpected. Today, Jesus gives a surprising compliment to the dishonest steward who used his knowledge and network to “work the system” toward his goal of … Read More

The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 27, 2025 Today you might consider celebrating either the Order of Reception into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church of Those Already Validly Baptized or the Rite for Entrance into the … Read More

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 10, 2024 Many landmarks and much of the infrastructure we take for granted were built by persons enslaved and exploited by unjust systems. I think of the White House, of rail and roadways … Read More

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 13, 2024 Does Jesus want us to sell everything we have to inherit eternal life? Or is this another hyperbole to get our attention? Recall that in the first Christian community, “no one … Read More

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – September 15, 2024 Look up a 2010 TED Talk called “How to Start a Movement.” In it, author and entrepreneur Derek Sivers analyzes a three-minute home video of an outdoor music festival. A shirtless … Read More

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time – September 8, 2024 Have you ever been so frightened that your body shuts down? When fear turns to panic, a deafening “woosh” clogs your ears as your pulse pounds, your fists clench, and you … Read More

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 11, 2024 “That’s it. I’m done!” I’m sure we’ve all felt like Elijah at some point: exhausted, afraid, tapped out, questioning our choices, catastrophizing the situation, and feeling sorry for ourselves or just … Read More

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 21, 2024 Today, Jeremiah preaches scathing words against false shepherds who mislead and scatter the flock. After reading that passage, I wanted to send it to a few people with a note: “Woe … Read More