Cycle A 2023

WHO ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT?

READINGS: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Sermon of the Mount is usually seen as a sequence of pronouncements made by our Lord as He...

WHEN PATIENCE WITH THE LORD GETS A WORKOUT

READINGS: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The first stance of this Sunday’s Responsorial Psalm, (2nd Sunday in year A), is taken from...

THE VISIT OF THE MAGI: LIFE LESSONS

READINGS: The Epiphany of the Lord The story of the visit of the three wise men that travelled from the Far East to Bethlehem to see the...

A FAMILY INFORMED BY THE HOLY FAMILY

READINGS: The Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God Two days ago, we celebrated the Feast of...

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

READINGS: Fourth Sunday of Advent “The virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). The...

HELPING SOMEONE CROSS OVER

READINGS: Third Sunday of Advent I am reminded of a story a friend of mine once told me. It was rush hour on a hot-summer Friday...

Christmas: The Challenge of an Unknown Day!

READINGS: Second Sunday of Advent In the gospel reading of this 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year A (Matthew 3:1-12), John the Baptist issues an...

GRATITUDE: A WAY OF LIFE

READINGS: First Sunday of Advent My dear friends, as we enter this week, our hearts and minds are focused on Thanksgivings weekend; a...