In Luke’s Gospel reading for today, we hear the account of the devout Holy Family arriving at the Temple of Jerusalem. They had traveled the five miles from Bethlehem for a dual purpose- to fulfill the Jewish law by dedicating their first-born son, and present Him to the temple, and …
Children are precious. We as a society value children, but parents, understandably, treasure their children. This was, perhaps, even stronger in the ancient world where children often died. At the time of Moses, and of Jesus, starvation was never very far away. The first born of livestock, sheep and cattle, were really important for …
Barb O’Brien has gotten used to being nudged by the Hand of God. “God is very good at getting you to do things even if you don’t think you are prepared for them,” she said. Barb was nudged to help with communion calls to the homebound. She was nudged to …
Doesn’t the second reading today- Paul’s letter to the Corinthians-get at an issue that is still very common today? Way back then, Christians were tempted to splint into factions, just as we are now today. Factions are differences taken up a notch. Among all who call themselves Christian, there are …
When St Matthew (Matthew 4:14 – 15) cites the Prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 9:1); “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light.” he invokes a lot of Israelite history. …
On any given Sunday you might notice Dot and John Lynch serving the parish at opposite ends of St. Augustine Church. Dot tends the religious article counter in the vestibule before and after the 9 a.m. Mass. John might be at the ambo, taking a turn as lector. Of course, …
