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Have You Met a Modern-Day John the Baptist?

Published January 4, 2017 • Written by Adam Shaivitz Filed Under: Blog

We sure could use a guy like John the Baptist around here. If Jesus happens to casually walk past me one day like he did in today’s Gospel reading, I sure hope that someone like John the Baptist will point Him out to me if I’m not paying attention. John was standing with two of… [Read More]

Written by Adam Shaivitz • Published January 4, 2017

Sunday Says January 10, 2016 Mass Readings and Reflection

Published January 10, 2016 • Written by Cristóbal Almanza Filed Under: Sunday Says

The Baptism of the Lord Sunday January 10, 2016 Lectionary: 21 (NAB Translation) We celebrate the official end to the great season of Christmas with this week’s Solemnity. Reading 1 Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 The first reading from the prophet Isaiah returns to a period where we placed a lot of our focus for first readings… [Read More]

Written by Cristóbal Almanza • Published January 10, 2016

Sunday Says – December 14, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflection

Published December 13, 2014 • Written by Cristóbal Almanza Filed Under: Sunday Says

Sunday December 14, 2014 Third Sunday of Advent Lectionary: 8 (NAB Readings)(Jerusalem Bible Translation) The Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, is unique among the four weeks. On the Advent wreath, this is the one week that is pink instead of purple. You might also see the liturgical vestments change color to rose, but most… [Read More]

Written by Cristóbal Almanza • Published December 13, 2014

Sunday Says – December 7, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflection

Published December 7, 2014 • Written by Cristóbal Almanza Filed Under: Sunday Says

Sunday December 7, 2014 Second Sunday of Advent Lectionary: 5 Reading 1 Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11   This week’s first reading from the Prophet Isaiah takes place in an high point for the Hebrews. At this time, this was a whole generation that had never lived in Jerusalem, and they were on a return journey to… [Read More]

Written by Cristóbal Almanza • Published December 7, 2014

Sunday Says Podcast – January 12, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflections

Published January 12, 2014 • Written by Cristóbal Almanza Filed Under: Sunday Says

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord January 12, 2014 Lectionary: 21 Reading 1 IS 42:1-4, 6-7 In this week’s first reading, we return to the prophet Isaiah for the first time since Advent. After such a long time of being in exile, the Lord shows his deliberate favor upon the Jews. God is showing… [Read More]

Written by Cristóbal Almanza • Published January 12, 2014

Jesus, The Visitation and Justin Bieber

Published June 13, 2012 • Written by Trenton Henrichson Filed Under: Young Adult

On Wednesday May 30th, frantic officials in Oslo Norway called in the red cross to curtail growing hysteria which left 19 hospitalized and 49 injured. This was not an earthquake or a terrorist attack. Norway had been ravaged by the kind of mindless hoards whom could have only resulted from the dreaded free Justin Bieber… [Read More]

Written by Trenton Henrichson • Published June 13, 2012

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