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The Third Sunday of Advent Prepare the way for the Lord. Read this week’s readings here.   Why Were Tax Collectors so Bad? When we think of tax collection today, we think of the IRS and filing returns. Roman taxes were a bit different. Taxes were levied on...

The Second Sunday of Advent  Prepare the way for the Lord.  Read this week’s readings here.   A Bit of Timeline Whiplash The Lectionary does not always progress in chronological order – but, the most time travel in the Gospel readings is during Advent.  It...

The First Sunday of Advent It’s here already!  Prepare the way for the Lord.  Read this week’s readings here.   Happy New Year? Advent every year brings a new year with it – the Liturgical Year.  According to usccb.com, “The liturgical year...

Jesus Christ, King of the Universe The Solemnity of Christ the King is a relatively new Holy Day in our Catholic Christian calendar.  It was created in 1925 by Pope Pius XI, through the Encyclical Quas Primas.  Read this week’s readings here.   What is an...

Times are Changing The prophetic nature of Mark 13 can set readers on edge.  What is Jesus talking about here?  Is it the end of the world?  Read this week’s readings here. War on The Horizon We have to take a look at contemporary history sources to understand...

Be True and Generous The Gospel of Mark chapter 12 continues, with God calling us to be authentic and generous.  Read Sunday’s readings here.   Christ’s One Sacrifice for All Non-Catholic Christians often misunderstand the Mass because they do not...

All Your Heart This Sunday, we read from Mark chapter 12.  Jesus gives us the Great Commandment.  To read this week’s readings, click here.   The Great Commandment You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and...

Master, I Want to See This Sunday, we read more from Mark chapter 10.  Jesus heals a blind man who had great faith. To read this week’s readings, click here.     The Order of Melchizedek Melchizedek was a mysterious King of Salem who was both Priest and King....

To be Great is to Serve This Sunday, we read more from Mark chapter 10.  Jesus talks about service versus power.  To read this week’s readings, click here.     Jesus Experienced It All In our first reading, Isaiah prophesies about what will happen to Jesus....

Nothing is Impossible This Sunday, we read more from Mark chapter 10.  Jesus talks about wealth and faith. To read this week’s readings, click here.   Is it a Sin to be Wealthy? When we read “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of...