Readings: Wisdom 7: 7-11; Hebrews 4: 12-13; Mark 10: 17-30 Preacher: Deni Mack A man I know well exemplifies today’s Wisdom reading and Psalm 90! He now awaits God’s eternal embrace. Today’s first reading from Wisdom describes Dick’s life. He prayed and prudence was given him and the spirit of Wisdom came to him. All good things together came to him in… read more →
Readings: Genesis 2: 18-24; Hebrews 2: 9-11; Mark 10:2-16 Preacher: Sr. Barbara Moore As a member of a religious community and a woman who has not chosen marriage, I am always reluctant to offer advice about this powerful vocation of marriage. And certainly, Jesus’ context is far removed from our current reality. Yet some scholars believe Jesus was well aware of… read more →
Readings: Numbers 11: 25-29; James 5: 1-6; Mark 9: 38-43, 45, 47-48 Preacher: Marilyn Catherine How appropriate that these Scripture passages are proclaimed on the last Sunday of the Season of Creation, whose theme this year is To Hope and Act With Creation. Thomas Aquinas stated: “Sacred writings are bound in two volumes—that of creation and that of Holy Scripture…“Creation is the… read more →
Readings: Wisdom 2: 12, 17-20; James 3: 16-4:3; Mark 9: 30-37 Preacher: Gloria Ulterino Today we’re on a journey, with Jesus. Learning, along with other disciples, what it means to follow him. In particular, learning about the courage it takes to follow him. So, how do we learn the ways of Jesus? I’m reminded of the time when our oldest child,… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 50:5-9; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35 Preacher: Deirdre McKiernan Hetzler “Who do you say that I am?” Jesus asks the disciples. And us! “Who do you say that I am?” That question has always touched my heart. When I think of the unconditional love of our God. A love for each and every person. A love for our world. Demonstrated… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 35: 4-7a; James 2: 1-5; Mark 7: 31-37 Preacher: Susan Howard Video Reflection: click here There are many people who are curious and maybe even skeptical about the teachings and parables of Jesus. The first disciples were, too. It took more than three years for them to grasp what Jesus was all about. So if you are among the doubters… read more →
Readings: Deuteronomy 4: 1-2. 6-8; James 1: 17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Preacher: Sr. Joan Sobala It’s that time of year when newly- minted freshmen are off for the first time to the college of their choice. Part of the excitement of moving out of their parents’ home— going out on their own—is that they are free. No… read more →
Readings: Joshua 24: 1-2a,15-17,18b; Ephesians 5: 21-32; John 6: 60-69 Preacher: Marlene Bessette Over the course of the last month, we’ve read the entirety of John’s sixth chapter, and it’s been building to a crescendo in today’s gospel. We began with the feeding of the five thousand, a story so important that it is the only gospel miracle, other than the… read more →
Readings: Proverbs 9: 1-6; Ephesians 5: 15-20; John 6: 51-58 Preacher: Deni Mack We sang Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord (Psalm 34: 2-7) at our parents’ funerals. That psalm defines us. Daily Mass consoled my father for the three years he grieved my mother’s death. Not long after my dad’s death an African priest told me, “Where… read more →
Readings: 1 Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4: 30-5:2; John 6: 41-51 Preacher: Brigit Hurley About 20 years ago I was sitting in a church basement on a Saturday morning, enjoying a presentation on Catholic social teaching given by Jack Jezreel. Jack founded the JustFaith program, (justfaith.org/) which has inspired much Catholic social justice activism in the Rochester area and throughout the country.… read more →