John 18: 33-37 Today’s celebration, the feast of Christ the King or Reign of Christ Sunday is the last Sunday of the Church’s year. The...

Mark 13: 1-8 Daniel 12: 1-3 Our readings from Daniel and the Gospel or Mark today are known as apocalyptic writings. They are writings...

Mark 12: 38-44 Our Gospel story today, this story of the poor widow with her two copper coins is probably a familiar one. You might’ve...

Mark 10: 35-45 I’m supposed to talk about the theme of our stewardship campaign this morning, Look and Be Grateful. And yet all of this...

Since this morning is the start of our stewardship program, I’ve been thinking about the meaning of stewardship this week in the light of...

We usually think of St. Francis of Assisi in connection with our pets. After all, he is the patron saint of animals. And indeed, there...

Mark 9: 38-50 I’ve noticed that there is often tension in communities— especially church communities— between trying to hold on to what...

Mark 9: 30-37 The disciples do not come off well in this morning’s Gospel story. Just like in last week’s Gospel story, Jesus tells them...

This morning’s story from Mark’s Gospel is a challenging one. Sometimes, Jesus says things that give comfort, and sometimes he says...

This is the third Sunday in a row we have heard Jesus talking about himself as the living bread that has come down from heaven. This...