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Friar’s Corner: The joy of knowing he who takes away our sins

Over the years. as we read and think about the life of Jesus and the sequence of events of his three years of ministry, we can see a line of order. The question can come to us. Where are you and I in these events? Do we want to be a disciple (student) of Jesus? Do we want to learn from him and see how the Holy Spirit is empowering us to continue God’s work in the lives of those around us?

Fr. Bob Hilz, TOR

Friars Corner: Be Alive for Jesus

Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; Luke 1:46-54; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 In the past weeks we looked at Jesus coming a second time at the end of the world, see Matthew 25:31-46, the final judgment. Then there is a second coming for each us when we see Jesus in his resurrected glory a few minutes...

Fr. Bob Hilz, TOR

Friars Corner: Listen for that tiny whisper

1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a; Ps 85:9-14; Romans 9:1-5; 14:22-33 There is a link in the first and gospel readings today. The Elijah story harkens back to Moses on the same mountain amidst storms, lightning and clouds when God gave him the Ten Commandments. Yet God was not those frightening elements. In the story today, Elijah...

Friar’s Corner: Drawing closer to Jesus brings us many joys

Friar’s Corner: Drawing closer to Jesus brings us many joys

Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-11; James 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11 O Come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Sunday Mass. Come and behold him, born to save all mankind. O come, let us adore him, Christ our Lord. Mass brings us many joys and is our best meal on...

Friar’s Corner: The joy we proclaim is Christ Jesus always with us. Alleluia!

Friar’s Corner: The joy we proclaim is Christ Jesus always with us. Alleluia!

Micah 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 In a little town of Bethlehem our new king was born almost two thousand years ago. The Jewish community had been pointing to the coming Messiah some 500 years before his birth. And we the disciples and followers of Jesus have been proclaiming him for...