LITURGY IN FOCUS

23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time In today’s Gospel, Jesus heals a deaf mute. This miracle shows his desire to open our ears to hear God’s message And our lips to proclaim the Good News: Salvation is ours. God loves us. And we are called to love all others. To the point: “Be opened!” Jesus commands […]

23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Treat violence with peace By SISTER MARY McGLONE One of my dear friends was an elementary teacher for some 45 years. She loved to march her second-graders around the neighborhood like a pied piper. She knew how to calm the wildest child, attend to the frightened and help the […]

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24th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Jesus asks an important question By SISTER MARY McGLONE When was the last time you looked at yourself in a carnival mirror? The distortion we see comes from the physics of sight. The all-knowing internet explains that we see a person in the light that reflects back to us. […]

22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Today’s Gospel makes it clear that Jesus’ followers must do more than simply follow tradition and obey the law. Those who seek to know God and to follow Christ must have pure hearts. To the point: Central to today’s gospel is the question, where does the heart lie? Jesus teaches […]

22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Try to find your deepest desires By SISTER MARY McGLONE A cartoon I saw recently depicted a woman saying, “My desire to remain well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.” Her sentiment may be shared by many today who find it hard to deal with all […]

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23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Treat violence with peace By SISTER MARY McGLONE One of my dear friends was an elementary teacher for some 45 years. She loved to march her second-graders around the neighborhood like a pied piper. She knew how to calm the wildest child, attend to the frightened and help the […]