EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
“Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life.” In last Sunday’s Gospel, we heard about Jesus feed a crowd of more than five thousand, and how the people, in their amazement, exclaimed, “This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.” The prophet they were speaking about may have been Elisha who, as we heard in last week’s first reading, fed a crowd of 100 people with just 20 barley loaves and some fresh grain in the […]
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
“There was a famine in the land.” That’s how the section just before the passage we hear in today’s first reading begins and it’s important for us to know this as we listen to today’s first reading. At a time when travel was difficult and transcontinental transport was extremely expensive – you couldn’t go to your local ACME to pick up lamb chops from New Zealand or blueberries from Chile, or anything else you wanted for your next meal – everyone was dependent on the local rains to survive. […]
TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD AND CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA COLLECTION
TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
Every year, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord on 6 August, 40 days before the Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross which is celebrated on 1 September. The account of the Transfiguration is also proclaimed on the Second Sunday of Lent every year – each year from the proper Liturgical Year – and for good reason. Just as our Lord was transfigured before the three disciples up on Mount Tabor to encourage them as they prepared to accompany […]
JOSH PARMET ON THE NATINAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
JOSH PARMET ON THE NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS:
MY PERSONAL REFLECTIONS
Happy Sunday! As Msgr. Brouwers mentioned in last week’s Bulletin, I was blessed to be able to attend the 10th National Eucharistic Congress from July 17th-20th. I was with a group of eight seminarians from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia who attended the event. After participating in a Mass at 5:00am on the 17th at St. Charles Seminary, we headed out in a van with one of our seminary priests to Indianapolis. From the moment we arrived at the convention center in […]
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
“The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all that they had done and taught.” In last week’s gospel account, you will recall that Jesus sent his apostles, giving them authority over unclean spirits so they could preach the good news, cure the sick and drive out demons. This Sunday, we hear what happened when they returned to Jesus. Notice what the apostles did not do. They didn’t recall and rejoice in the great things God had done through them. Rather, they reported all that they had done and taught. […]
NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS: YEAR OF MISSION
This past week, over 50,000 faithful Catholics gathered in Indianapolis to participate in the historic National Eucharistic Congress. Josh Parmet, who has been living here in our rectory over the summer to experience parish life as he discerns his call to priesthood, was one of eight seminarians who were sent by our seminary to the Eucharistic Congress. Next week, he will provide us with some reflections on this important event in the life of the Catholic Church in our country; I’m sure you will benefit from it!
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