CYCLE C 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Scripture: (Zeph 3: 14-18 and Luke 3: 10-18) As we raised our children, my wife used ‘the Look’ to make them be Good. I used a fiery tirade to make them aware of a fault or transgression, but it ended with a positive note. It went like this: YOU’RE ROTTEN, DISPICABLE, INCORRIGBLE, YOU’RE DOWN...

Cycle B 29th Sunday Ordinary Time

1. The written or spoken WORD is very powerful indeed. In the class room or home, but especially in Scripture the WORD is both an assurance and a challenge. The WORD can excite us. It can move us to action. But remember by it we are also judged and indicted. 2. True story. Back in 1956 when I was in the...

Cycle B 25th Sunday Ordinary Time

CYCLE B 25TH ORDINARY (Ws. 2, 12. 17-20, James 3, 16-4,3 & Mk 9, 30-37) 1. The central message of Jesus’ preaching in the Gospels is the coming of the kingdom of heaven. With that announcement He shows US, those who are to receive this great gift of God, the need to repent of sin and go through a...

Vatican Best Films List

In 1995, on the 100th anniversary of cinema, the Vatican compiled this list of “great films.” The 45 “great films” are divided into three categories: “Religion,” “Values” and “Art.” Vatican’s Great Religion Films Andrei Rublev (Criterion)...

Taize: Jesus Remember Me

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