by Fred Karpuk | Mar 1, 2015 | 2014, 33rd Sunday Christ the King, Cycle A
1. There is a THEME that runs through the 1st reading, the psalm and our Gospel. They each take the ROLE of a SHEPHERD and the tasks of herding SHEEP and apply them to our earthly or Spiritual lives. The 1st reading and Gospel both employ the task of a shepherd...
by Fred Karpuk | Mar 16, 2014 | 2013, Cycle A, Third Sunday of Advent
CYCLE A 3RD ADVENT 2013-14 1. I WAITED all summer for the heat to go away. Now I WAIT for the winter cold to go away. There is a rhythm to life thru WAITING that plays an important role in life. We WAIT to eat. We WAIT for payday. I’m WAITING for Downton Abby to...
by Fred Karpuk | Mar 16, 2014 | 2014, Cycle A, Second Sunday of Ordinary
CYCLE A 2ND ORDINARY 2014 Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6, 1 Cor. 1: 1-3, John 1: 29-34 Tags: Prophets, Messiah, Lambs 1. An important FAITH step for us is to know the DEPTH of who Jesus is. In our Liturgies, Old AND New Testament scripture is read to help us to Identify Jesus. WHO...
by Fred Karpuk | Nov 5, 2011 | 2011, 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A, Ordinary
CYCLE A 31ST ORDINARY (2011) Malachi 1: 14; 2: 2, 8-10, 1 Thessa 1: 7-9, 13, Matt 23: 1-12 1. God has always tried to raise up good leaders for His people to help them live in TRUTH. And we all know that Jesus was sent as the ultimate TEACHER and LEADER of TRUTH. And...
by Fred Karpuk | Nov 5, 2011 | 2011, 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A, Ordinary
CYCLE A 3RD ORDINARY (2011) Isaiah 8:23, 1 Cor. 1: 10-14, 17, Matt. 4: 12-23 1. The sin of Adam and Eve was in a nut shell, a sin of disobedience. The etymology of ‘disobedience’ tells us they DID NOT LISTEN to God. That’s why in a number of scripture verses we have...
by Fred Karpuk | Oct 14, 2011 | Cycle A, Marriage, Marriage
PRE-NUPTIAL BLESSING Groom: With great joy, [__] and I stand before you and ask for your blessing upon our forth coming marriage. Bride: And we ask for your continued prayers as well, so that [__] and I will grow in love and knowledge of one another. Father of the...
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