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15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23 It’s hard to overstate how much agriculture has changed from when Jesus told the Parable of the Sower. A farmer in first century Palestine could not imagine the huge...

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9, 11; Matthew 11:25-30 On May 11, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the official end of the COVID-19 public health...

Hospitality as Virtue | La Hospitalidad Como Virtud

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a; Romans 6:3-4, 8-11; Matthew 10:37-42 The hospitality industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing parts of the global economy. It’s a broad sector, encompassing...

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 19:2-6a; Romans 5:6-11; Matthew 9:36-10:8 Following my first profession in July 1988, I moved from the rolling hills of Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin to the streets of Chicago. I moved again in...