Second Sunday in Lent Cycle AMarch 5, 2023 One of the most dramatic scenes in Catholic liturgy comes at the Easter Vigil when adults are baptized. They come up out of the water dripping wet, and after leaving to change, …

First Sunday in Lent Cycle AFebruary 26, 2023 Do you recall comedian Flip Wilson’s famous phrase: “The devil made me do it!”? That line hits home because we human beings often make excuses when we give in to temptation. But …

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle AFebruary 19, 2023 Sometimes the hardest Gospel texts to hear and live are the simplest. Today, our selection from the Gospel of Matthew contains such passages. Jesus, still preaching the “Sermon on the Mount,” …

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle AFebruary 12, 2023 If I ask what comes to mind when I say “Moses and movies,” I’ll bet most older listeners would say “Charlton Heston.” He created a memorable portrait of Moses in Cecil …

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle AFebruary 5, 2023 Our First Reading today always causes me to smile. Back in the 1970’s, I belonged to a Christian mime group. In white face make-up and gaudy suspenders, we acted out Bible …

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle AJanuary 29, 2023 Whenever I hear this Sunday’s Gospel–the Beatitudes–I’m reminded of an experience I had many years ago. A young couple that I knew suffered the loss of their first child. They asked …