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Episode 176
Our first reading for this weekend is derived from the ninth chapter of the book of the prophet Zechariah, one of the twelve so-called minor prophets of the Old Testament. The background for the prop…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Elisha and the Shunemite Woman
Episode 175
Our first reading for this weekend is taken from the marvelous second book of Kings, and it deals with the prophet Elisha, who was the chosen successor of the prophet Elijah. The narrative is, on one…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Carrying the Word of God
Episode 174
Today I have the special pleasure of preaching on a passage from the prophet Jeremiah, someone that we hear from relatively rarely throughout the liturgical year. Along with Daniel, Ezekiel, and Isai…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Supersubstantial Bread
Episode 173
This is the first celebration of Corpus Christi—the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ—after the Pew Forum study showing that 70% of Catholics don’t believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in th…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
The Strange Doctrine of the Trinity
Episode 172
Today we come to the wonderful Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The Trinity: the strangest and most distinctive of all of the doctrines of Christianity; the preacher’s nightmare; the ultimate Rubi…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
The Birthday of the Church: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
Episode 171
On this great feast of Pentecost, I would like to say “happy birthday” to every Catholic listening to me, for we hold, in our traditional theology, that Pentecost is the birthday of the Church. It wo…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
The Ascension of the Lord
Episode 170
We come today to the great Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, which sheds so much light on who we are as Christians and what we are supposed to be about as a Church. I want to focus on the Ascension…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Give a Reason for the Hope That Is in You
Episode 169
For this sixth Sunday of Easter, I would like to continue with the first letter of St. Peter, which is our second reading for this weekend. Peter says, “Always be ready to give an explanation to anyo…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
An Icon of the Church
Episode 168
For this fifth Sunday of the Easter season, I should like to return to our consideration of the Acts of the Apostles. Our passage for today is taken from the beginning of the sixth chapter of Acts, a…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Suffering for Doing Good
Episode 167
For this fourth Sunday of Easter, I would like to concentrate on our second reading, which is from the first letter of Peter, a beautiful text that we consult only rarely in the course of the liturgi…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago