The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
By Fr. Bob Hilz, TOR Ezekiel 34:1-12, 15-17; Psalm 23:1-6; 1 Corinthians 15:20-6, 28; Matthew 25:31-46 Dear Holy Spirit, please help us understand the significance of this solemn feast. We are now at the last Sunday of our Liturgical Year of 2017, the thirty-fourth of Ordinary Time. There is much that can be said about...
Ezekiel 33:7-9; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20 Dear Holy Spirit, enlighten our minds to know God’s will for us and give us your power to do our part to help make the world better. This Sunday’s gospel is particularly difficult to understand and put into practice. None of us are perfect and therefore...
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...
