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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

1 Mac 7:1-2, 9-14; Ps 17; 2 Thes 2:16-3:5; Luke 20:27-38 One of the most captivating images in science are things trapped in amber. Amber is essentially petrified tree resin.  At one time the resin flowed like honey from a...

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wisdom 11:22-12:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2; Luke 19:1-20 How would you react if someone you didn’t know invited themselves to your house for dinner?  Talk about an awkward moment!  Most of us would consider it...

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 161-18; Luke 18:9-14 If they would have had social media in Jesus’ time, then the Pharisee Jesus describes in today’s gospel parable probably would have been a star.  He...

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Exodus 17:8-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8   “How big is your church?” When most people are asked that question,           they think of their local parish or...