21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020

Posted by Christy .. on 8/25/20

My Dear People,

The region of Caesarea Philippi was an area where they worshiped pagan gods, so, when they were there, they must have been discussing these pagan gods that the Romans worshiped. The Romans worshiped several gods and Jupiter was the main one, and they wanted the Christians ... Read More »

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020

Posted by Christy .. on 8/25/20

My Dear People,

Last week we learned from the Gospel that Jesus is the Son of the Living God. This week Jesus explains the purpose and the reason for His incarnation.  Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, ... Read More »

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020

Posted by Christy .. on 8/18/20

My Dear People, 

 Today we have in the gospel of Matthew that Jesus withdrew to the towns of Tyre and Sidon. These were Phoenician cities on the Mediterranean coast, present day Lebanon. Jesus went there to be away from the crowds, from Herod Antipas, and from the Jews in ... Read More »

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Christy .. on 8/04/20

My Dear People, 

 Scholars use the term theophany for a dramatic encounter with God involving a visible manifestation of his power and presence. The definition is consistent with the story before us, since the disciples come face-to-face with divine magnificence in the person of Jesus. The veil shrouding the ... Read More »

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020

Posted by Christy .. on 8/04/20

My Dear People, 

First, Congratulations to the three candidates who came into full communion with the Catholic Church last week. 

The Gospel often tells us that Jesus and his disciples crossed the Sea of Galilee in fishing boats. This was a faster means of reaching the opposite shore than ... Read More »