Christ the King (Fr. Francis)

Reading 1: Daniel in a vision sees what is to take place centuries after him. In effect, Daniel sees One like the Son of Man ascending to the Ancient One, where he receives in his glorified humanity glory, dominion and kingship. Jesus is the Son of Man and the Ancient...

Christ the King (Fr. Vinner)

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ, This Sunday, at the end of Church’s liturgical year, the readings describe the enthronement of the victorious Christ as King in Heaven in all His glory. Instituting this Feast of Christ, the King in 1925, Pope Pius XI proclaimed:...

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Here we are at the end of this Church Year once again.  Next Sunday is Christ the King and then we enter into Advent.  Today the readings direct our attention to the end of time.  We are promised that if we are faithful, we shall not...

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)

My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today’s readings give us the assurance that our God will be with us all the days of our lives and that we will have the ongoing presence of the Holy Spirit in our midst, guiding, protecting and strengthening us in spite of our...

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)

A government social worker was visiting New England farms. He had the authority to give federal dollars to poor farmers. He found an elderly widow farming a few acres. Her house was clean but tiny. There did not appear to be much food in the house. The windows had no...