Browsing the July 2018 archive of Pastor's Message
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 7/30/18
My Dear People,
Today we read from Jeremiah. The previous chapters announced the exile to come, and come it did, because of the kings’ failure to keep the Covenant. The kings, in chronological order, were the subject of the various oracles. Now Jeremiah, looking to the future, uses the ... Read More »
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 7/30/18
My Dear People,
When Jesus sent the apostles two by two, he told them to bring no provision. That is, they were not to bring a thing that they needed. Why would Jesus send the apostles this way? Jesus requires them to be free of any form of attachment ... Read More »
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 7/17/18
My Dear People,
In the Reading of Ezekiel, God tells the prophet that Israel is a “Nation of rebels” or, as it is put a little further on in the text a “rebellious house.” The book defines the people of Israel in this negative way because it sums up the ... Read More »
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Christy .. on 7/10/18
My Dear People,
In the Gospel today there are two stories, one story intertwined within another story. We wonder why Mark put it in the Gospel this way and not as a separate story. Jesus is in a hurry to visit someone who is dying, and all of a ... Read More »
Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Posted by Christy .. on 7/10/18
My Dear People,
The birth of John the Baptist is one of the rare few feasts that celebrate the birth of an individual. Usually the feast day is celebrated at the day of death, (the day they entered Paradise). This is different. It was predicted by the prophets that a ... Read More »