by Fred Karpuk | Dec 15, 2008 | 2007, 5th Sunday of Easter, Cycle C, Easter
CYCLE C EASTER 5TH 1. Last week as we celebrated Good Shepherd Sunday, we talked about the importance of VOCATIONS in the Church. Deacon Dick reminded us nicely that all in the church are called by God to serve Him. A few as Bishop, Priest, Deacon or religious. Many...
by Fred Karpuk | Dec 15, 2008 | 2007, 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle C, Ordinary
CYCLE C 28TH 1. Let’s start with Naaman, He was a Gentile. A successful soldier from Syria. At times Syria was an ally of Israel and at times it was not. He was considered to be suffering from a chronic and humiliating skin ailment. That it was Leprosy is unsure. Skin...
by Fred Karpuk | Dec 15, 2008 | 2007, 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle C, Ordinary
Cycle C 24th 1. BULL WORSHIP. The Golden Calf is the sign of mid eastern god of Power and Fertility. But after all Yahweh did for the Israelites, to establish a personal relationship with them (Remember, “I am your God and you are my people”), by bringing them out of...
by Fred Karpuk | Dec 15, 2008 | 2007, 20th Sunday of Ordinary TIme, Cycle C, Ordinary
CYCLE C 20TH 1. In our readings, Jeremiah and Jesus as prophets have a major point in common. Their words spoken for Yahweh, while true, were often ‘DIVISIVE’ and ‘INFLAMMATORY’. You see, PROPHECY, was held to be a kind of an ‘Expert Opinion’. So what Prophets said...
by Fred Karpuk | Dec 15, 2008 | 16th Sunday of Ordinary TIme, 2007, Cycle C, Ordinary
Cycle C 16th Ordinary 1. In scripture we are encouraged to identify ourselves with those people who are featured, on their journey to God. We might identify with their DOUBTS, ILLNESS, the POLITICAL PROBLEMS, their BUSY-NESS, their SINS or maybe even the PROGRESS they...
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