by Fred Karpuk | Mar 1, 2015 | 2011, 30th Sunday of Ordinary TIme, Cycle A
The Sioux City area has a tremendous history of immigrant people. 1. “You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.” Exodus 22:21 2. When God brought the Israelites out of Egypt...
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 | 2011, Cycle A, Ordinary, Trinity Sunday
TRINITY SUNDAY CYCLE A 2011 Today, the Church liturgically celebrates the CLIMATIC mystery of Revelation known as the TRINITY. In this Mystery we believe that in One God, there are 3 persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who each possess in themselves a separate task...
by Fred Karpuk | Oct 14, 2011 | 2011, 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A, Ordinary
CYCLE A 27TH ORDINARY 2011 Isaiah 5:1-7, Philippians 4:6-9, Matthew 21: 33-43 The Big Man in basketball owns the lane. And defensively one of the greatest, sweetest, most desired plays he can make, is to REJECT some ones shot as they drive the lane in an attempt to...
by Fred Karpuk | Oct 14, 2011 | 2011, 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A, Ordinary
CYCLE A 21ST ORDINARY Like the Disciples I think there are questions that God’s asks us to answer from our hearts. Three top questions might be: Does God Exist? Who do you say Jesus is (or is Jesus God)? And Did Jesus establish the Church? As Catholics, every Sunday,...
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