Reading today’s Gospel we could be forgiven for thinking we had dozed off, woken up, and it’s still the last Sunday of the year, the Feast of Christ the King, when we have a focus on the end of time and the final return of Jesus. Today’s reading from the Gospel of Luke (Lk 21:25-28, […]
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Last week we had something of a preview of this, our last Feast of the year, the Feast of Christ the King. Our first reading today is the passage from the book of Daniel (Dn 7:13-14) which links to the gospel of last week in which Jesus talks about himself as that powerful figure arriving
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Read More »
Last week we were in a familiar world of poor people and rich people, all with our individual struggles and decisions. This week it seems like we’ve moved to a different planet – there are vague “tribulations” and strange cosmic events. (Mk 13:24-32) When we listen to the words of Jesus we are doing so
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Jesus sits across the street from the Temple treasury, watching (Mk 12:38-44). Is he watching us, checking to see how we are behaving? Are we being sufficiently generous? No, he’s not watching us, rather he invites us (his disciples) to watch with him. Why? To teach us – as he does constantly. He points out
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