31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 10/24/22

My Dear People,

Jericho was located about seventeen miles northwest of Jerusalem and a mile south of its Old Testament counterpart.

Unique to Luke is a man whose name is given: Zacchaeus. In this town that was near the border between Roman-controlled Judea and Perea and on an east-west ... Read More »

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 10/17/22

My Dear People,

Another parable about prayer immediately follows, directed at some who are confident in their own righteousness, Fittingly, a Pharisee represents such self-righteous people who despise everyone else. Appropriately, the other character is a tax collector. The parable compares these two people, as earlier parables compared “two ... Read More »

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 10/17/22

My Dear People,

Congratulations to all the ones who were confirmed this week! 

Today, the first reading from Exodus deals with the problem with the Amalekites. Amalek was a nation of nomads that controlled the northeast part of the Sinai peninsula and the southern part of Negeb. The Amalekites ... Read More »

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 10/17/22

My Dear People,

In order to understand the first reading, you must first know how the situation arrived to the point where Naaman was cured. Naaman was not an Israelite; he was a Syrian (Aramean) Army General, renowned for his military success, including a campaign against Israel.  However, Naaman ... Read More »

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Christy .. on 10/17/22

My Dear People,

What is the meaning of the parable when Jesus speaks about faith being the size of a mustard seed? Our Lord’s words were meant to be encouraging. You may have only a tiny amount of faith but step forward with such faith anyway. You do not ... Read More »

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022

Posted by Christy .. on 10/17/22

My Dear People,

I want to give a special thanks to Dick Bipes for setting up the bells and for installing a new program that extends the time the bells play. 

The parable of the rich man and Lazarus brings up a debate about Purgatory. Some Protestants insist that ... Read More »