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Today’s Gospel Reading is John 8:51-59

"Before Abraham came to be, I am.” Jesus is the New Covenant. He is the the one who brings not only those who are the descendants of Abraham by flesh, but all p…

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 8:32-42

Father Sam talks about the difficulty of listening to John’s Gospel and the importance of reading those peculiar phrases John often uses.

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Today is the Feast of St. Joseph, the Universal Patron of the Church!

Joseph was a just and righteous man and thus had peace in himself. This peace allows him to be open to God. So too, we are called…

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 8:1-11

The sinful woman has been caught in the act of adultery. The scribes and the pharisees are ready to stone this woman, but only He who is sinless, Jesus, can cast…

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 11:1-45

Jesus visits Bethany to bring Lazarus back to life. Martha, who was once too busy to meet Jesus runs to Jesus to meet Him and listen to His words of comfort. Ul…

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 7:40-53

There’s division in the crowd because nobody is able to “grasp” (physically and metaphorically) Jesus. Is He the Messiah, even though He comes out of Galilee? I…

Today’s Gospel Reading is from John 7

Jesus is coming to the most important part of the Gospel, even His life. He goes up to Jerusalem and there He is made known by the people. He cries out in the Te…

Today’s Reading is from Exodus 32:7-14.

Moses has been up on the mountain the people cry out for a “god” lower-case g. Aaron makes the golden calf, and God tells us Moses He is going to destroy the p…

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 5:17-30.

Jesus is articulating his union with the Father. Everything the Father says, the Son repeats. What the Father wills, the Son does.

This is great passage for un…

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 5:1-16

“Do you want to be healed?”. This is the question the Lord asks the man at Bethesda. Jesus wants to know if we want to be well. Fr. Sam proposes this is more of …

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 4:43-54

Jesus returns to Cana in Galilee where a royal official wants Him to heal his son. Jesus challenges his motivation, and when the man asks again, Jesus tells him…

Today's Gospel Reading is Luke 18:9-14.

Jesus speaks about the repentant tax collector, beating his breast before God, and the pharisee who tells God how good he, the pharisee, is. Fr. Sam connects t…

Mk 12:28-34

Jesus is tested by a scribe, asked "what is the greatest commandment"? Jesus gives the great command "Hear, oh Israel, the Lord your God is God alone, you shall love the Lord your God wit…

Today’s Gospel Reading is Lk 11:14-23

Jesus casting out a mute demon is accused of casting out said demon by the power of a demon. This is ridiculous. Rather Jesus casts out the demon by the power of…

Today's Gospel Reading is Mt 5: 17-19

Jesus has not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it. Not even the smallest letter or smallest part of a letter will fall from the law.

During Lent we are rem…

Today’s gospel reading is Mt 18:21-35

How often do we need to forgive others? 7 times or 77 times? We have to forgive in a way that is incomprehensible, innumerable.

My forgiveness is very limited, b…

Today's Gospel Reading is Lk 4:24-30

A prophet is never accepted in His hometown. This is why Jesus isn’t accepted, even despite performing physical healings for and in front of those He's always kno…

Today’s Gospel Reading is John 4:5-42

Jesus asks the woman at the well for a drink. Maybe we’ve heard the story of some sinner who’s had a massive conversion. We are fascinated by those kinds of stor…

Today’s Gospel Reading is from Luke 15: 1-3 and 11-32.

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This is the story of the two Prodigal sons because both sons are troubled. The first, as most know, leaves home with h…

Today’s Gospel Reading is Mt 21:43-46

The Vineyard owner leases his land to tenets and expects something in return. They are responsible for taking care of the vineyard and bring good fruit to the ow…