Archive for November 2016
33rd Sunday Pointers
33rd Sunday (Ordinary Time) Today is the last Sunday of our Liturgical year. Next Sunday will be the feast of Christ the King and that will officially end our liturgical year. Then comes the season of advent- a season of preparation for Christmas. As the liturgical season comes to a close, the readings deal with…
Read MorePeople are like clay vessels
People Are Like Clay Vessels A man was exploring caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay vessels. It was like someone had rolled balls of clay and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn’t look like much, but…
Read MoreAll Souls’ Day
All Souls’ Day The Church has encouraged prayer for the dead from the earliest times as an act of Christian charity. “If we had no care for the dead,” Augustine noted, “we would not be in the habit of praying for them.” Let us think of the words of our Lord in the Gospel…
Read More32nd Sunday Pointers
32nd Sunday C Luke 20:27-38 Let us take note of some details: The Sadducees were quite different from the Pharisees. Small in number, but very wealthy, they were the governing class. To protect their wealth, they collaborated with the Romans. The Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection of the dead; they did…
Read MoreHow to Lead Authentically
23How to Lead Authentically A troubled mother one day came to Mahatma Gandhi with her daughter and explained to him that her daughter was in the habit of eating far more sweet food than was good for her. She asked, would the Mahatma speak to the girl and persuade her to give up this harmful…
Read MoreWill Jesus Recognize You?
Will Jesus Recognize You? A middle aged woman has a heart attack and taken to the hospital. While on the operating table, she has a near death experience. During that experience, she sees God and asks if this is it. God says no and explains that she has another 30 years to live. Upon…
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