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Third Sunday in Lent | Tercer domingo de Cuaresma

Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19 (vv.); 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 Billboards and other roadside signs can tell us a lot about our interests and values. After driving around Detroit for the past nine months, I’ve come to...

Second Sunday of Lent | II Domingo de Cuaresma

Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Psalm 116 (v.v.); Romans 31b-34; Mark 9:2-10 Many people would like to think that the practice of human sacrifice is the stuff of ancient anthropology, archeology, and religion.  After all,...

First Sunday of Lent

Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25 (v.v.); 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 In 1998, the American Film Institute initiated its ranking of the Top 100 movies of all time. The Wizard of Oz, the classic and ground-breaking musical released by...

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Leviticus13:1-2, 44-46; Psalm 32 (v.v.); 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45 Have you met Sephora or Ulta?  They’re not authors or entertainers. In fact, they’re not human at all. They’re businesses...