Sunday Scripture Readings

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Exodus 17:8-13 Responsoral Psalms: 121:1-8 Second Reading: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Gospel Reading: Luke 18:1-8 By Sharon K. Perkins There’s […]

I am terrible at sending thank-you notes. If I don’t do it right away it usually doesn’t get done. It is not that I am not thankful; I am truly grateful for the service or gift I have received.

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 Responsoral Psalm: 95:1-2, 6-9 Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14 Gospel Reading: Luke 17:5-10 By Jean […]

I love it when youth say what’s on their mind. For instance, they’ll ask, “What’s so special about poor people?” or, “If there is fire in hell, do you burn up and disappear?”

One of the greatest fears of my childhood was of getting caught doing something bad and having to face my dad. It’s not that he was extra mean or abusive, it’s just that I did not want to disappoint him, and this caused a knee-jerk reaction of fear whenever such situations would arise.