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  • THIRD SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME

    Proclaiming and Hearing the Word
    by Thomas Petri, O.P.
    Nehemiah 8:2-4, 5-6, 8-10, 1 Corinthians 12:12-30, Luke 1:1-4; 4.14-21
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  • THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

    Our Meaning and Our End
    by Margaret Hughes
    Daniel 12:1-3, Hebrews 10:11-14, Mark 13:24-32Download

  • THIRTIETH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME

    Seeing the Details
    by Michael Pakaluk, Ph.D.
    Jeremiah 31:7-9, Psalms 126, Hebrews 5:1-6, Mark 10:46-52Download

  • TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME

    The Universal Call to Holiness
    by Robert Barry, Ph.D.
    Numbers 11:25-29, James 5:1-6, Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48Download

  • TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 

    Hypocrites and Human Traditions
    by John Gavin, SJ
    Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8, James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23Download

  • SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 

    Grace and the Hope of Future Glory
    by Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, STD
    2 Kings 4:42-44, Ephesians 4:1-6, John 6:1-15Download

  • THIRTEENTH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME

    Creation and Re-Creation
    by Rev. Christopher Collins, S.J.
    Wisdom 1:13-15; 2.23-24, 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15, Mark 5:21-43Download

  • THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

    The Holy Trinity
    by Stephen Hildebrand, PHD
    Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40, Romans 8:14-17, Matthew 28:16-20Download

  • FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

    The Good Shepherd
    by Rev. Sam Zeno Conedera, S.J.
    Acts 4:8–12, 1 John 3:1–2, John 10:11–18Download

  • FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

    I Will Draw Everyone to Myself
    by Rev. Andrew Hofer, OP
    Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 5:7-9, John 12:20-33Download

  • FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 

    Repentance and Hope
    by Veronica Roberts Ogle, Ph.D
    Genesis 9:8-15, 1 Peter 3:3.18-22, Mark 1:12-15Download

  • SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

    Friendship with the Lord
    by Catherine Cavadini, Ph.D
    1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19, 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20, John 1:35-42Download

  • Fourth Sunday of Advent

    The House of the Lord
    by Anthony Pagliarini, PHD
    2 Samuel 17:1-5; 8-12; 14; 16, Romans 16:25-27, Luke 1:26-38Download

  • Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

    The Solemnity of Christ the King
    by Randall Smith
    Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17, Psalms 23:1-6, 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28, Matthew 25:31-46Download

  • Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Divine Compassion and Divine Punishment
    by Rev. Aaron Pidel, S.J.
    Exodus 22:20-26, 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10, Matthew 22:34-40Download

  • Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    The Last Shall Be First
    by Dawn Eden Goldstein
    Isaiah 55:6-9,Philippians 1:20-24,Matthew 20:1-16Download

  • Twenty-First Sunday Ordinary Time 

    The Rock of the Church
    by Matthew Briel, Ph.D.
    Isaiah 22:19-23, Romans 11:33-36, Matthew 16:13-20Download

  • Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Wisdom and the Kingdom of God
    by Rev. Matthew Monnig, S.J.
    1 Kings 3:5, 7-12, Romans 8:28-30, Matthew 13:44-52Download

  • Thirteenth Sunday Ordinary Time 

    Discipleship and the Divine Likeness
    by Matthew Genung
    2 Kings 4:18-11, 14-16a, Romans 6:3-4, Matthew 10:37-42Download

  • Sixth Sunday of Easter 

    The Gift of Conscience
    by Rev. Thomas Esposito, O. Cist., S.S.D.
    Acts 8:5-8, 14-17, 1 Peter 3:15-18, John 14:15-21Download

  • Third Sunday of Easter 

    Their Eyes Were Opened”
    by Rev. Paul Mankowski, SJ
    Acts 2:14, 22-33, 1 Peter 1:17-21, Luke 24:13-35Download

  • Fifth Sunday of Lent 

    The Resurrection and the Life
    by Nina Sophie Heereman, SSD
    Ezekiel 37:12-14, Romans 8:8-11, John 11:1-45Download

  • Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Love and Reconciliation
    by John Gavin, SJ
    Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18, 1 Corinthians 3:16-23, Matthew 5:38-48Download

  • Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Obedience and Conscience
    by Christopher P. Klofft
    Isaiah 8:23-9.3, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13,17, Matthew 4:12-23Download

  • Second Sunday of Advent 

    Repent and Believe
    by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
    Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-9, Matthew 3:1-12Download

  • Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Faith amid Our Trials
    by William L. Saunders, Esq.
    2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14, 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3.5, Luke 20:27-38Download

  • Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Preparing for Death
    by David Mills
    Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, Luke 18:9-14Download

  • Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Reason and Revelation
    by Joseph Wood
    Wisdom 9:13-18b, Philemon 9-10, 12-17, Luke 14:25-33Download

  • Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Wisdom of Heart
    by Grattan Brown
    Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2.21-23, Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11, Luke 12:13-21Download

  • Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    The Gift of Christian Hospitality
    by Rev. Bevil R. Bramwell, OMI
    Genesis 18:1-10a, Colossians 1:24-28, Luke 10:38-42Download

  • Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 

    The Eye of Providence
    by Rev. David Poecking
    Proverbs 8:22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15Download

  • Sixth Sunday of Easter 

    The Holy Spirit Will Guide You into All Truth
    by Matthew Ramage
    Acts 15:1-2, 22-29, Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23, John 14:.23-29Download

  • Divine Mercy Sunday 

    The Tender Heart
    by David Vincent Meconi, S.J.
    Acts 5:12-16, Revelation 9:1-11a, 12-13, 17-19, John 20:19-31Download

  • Third Sunday of Lent 

    Limited Time Offer
    by Rev. Paul D. Scalia
    Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15, 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12, Luke 13:1-9Download

  • Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time 

    The Challenge of Accepting a Religious Vocation
    by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
    Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11Download

  • Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    The Two Greatest Commandments
    by William L. Saunders, Esq.
    Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10, 1 Corinthians 12:12-30, Luke 1:1-4, 4.14-21Download

  • Third Sunday of Advent 

    Baptism: Spirit, Water, and Fire
    by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
    Zephaniah 3:14-18a, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:10-18Download

  • Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Widows’ Might
    by Mike Aquilina
    1 Kings 17:10-16, Hebrews 9:24-28, Mark 12:38-44Download

  • Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    The Unrepeatable Call of Personal Vocation
    by Luke Burgis
    Jeremiah 31:7-9, Hebrews 5:1-6, Mark 10:46-52Download

  • Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    To Bear the Beams of Love
    by Regis Martin
    Numbers 11:25-29, James 5:1-6, Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48Download

  • Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    “I Am the Living Bread that Came Down from Heaven”
    by Rev. Thomas Weinandy, O.F.M.Cap.
    Proverbs 9:1-6, Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58Download

  • Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    The Theological Virtue of Faith
    by Rev. Peter F. Ryan, SJ and Janis Clarke
    Ezekiel 2:2-5, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Mark 6:1-6Download

  • Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Born Fallen in a Fallen World
    by Randall Smith
    Genesis 3:9-15, 2 Corinthians 4:14-5.1, Mark 3:20-35Download

  • The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 

    The Trinity Revealed
    by Rev. Bevil R. Bramwell, OMI
    Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40, Romans 8:14-17, Matthew 28:16-20Download

  • Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday 

    “Whose Sins You Forgive Are Forgiven Them”
    by Anthony Giampietro, CSB
    Acts 4:32-35, 1 John 5:1-6, John 20:19-31Download

  • Third Sunday of Lent 

    The Path of “Foolishness”
    by Matthew Ramage
    Exodus 20:1-17, 1 Corinthians 1:22-25, John 2:13-25Download

  • Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    God’s Plan Revealed
    by Rev. James V. Schall, SJ
    Job 7:1-4, 1 Corinthians 9:16-19; 22-23, Mark 1:29-39Download

  • Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    “We Have Found the Messiah”
    by Gil Bailie
    1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19, 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20, John 1:35-42Download

  • Second Sunday of Advent 

    Rehearsing for Judgment Day
    by Rev. David Poecking
    Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11, 2 Peter 3:8-14, Mark 1:1-8Download

  • Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Semper Paratus
    by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
    Wisdom 6:12-16, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Matthew 25:1-13Download

  • Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    The Light of Christ in the World
    by Kathryn Lopez
    Isaiah 45:1, 4-6, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b, Matthew 22:15-21Download

  • Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    A Petty, Peevish, Deadly Vice
    by David Mills
    Isaiah 55:6-9, Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a, Matthew 20:1-16aDownload

  • Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    “Make Disciples of All the Nations”
    by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
    Isaiah 56:1, 6-7, Romans 11:13-15, 29, Matthew 15:21-28Download

  • Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Lessons in Christian Humility
    by Rev. Bevil R. Bramwell, OMI
    Zechariah 9:9-10, Romans 8:9, 11-13, Matthew 11:25-30Download

  • Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    If Denial Is a River in Egypt, Providence Is a City in Rhode Island
    by Mike Aquilina
    Jeremiah 20:10-13, Romans 5:12-15, Matthew 10:26-33Download

  • Fourth Sunday of Easter

    A Christian View of Human Suffering
    by Grattan Brown
    Acts 2:14a, 36-41, 1 Peter 2:20b-25, John 10:1-10Download

  • Easter Sunday 

    Let Jesus’ Resurrection Revolutionize Your Thinking!
    by Rev. Peter F. Ryan, SJ and Janis Clarke
    Acts 10:34a, 37-42, Colossians 3:1-4, 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8, John 20:1-9Download

  • Third Sunday of Lent 

    Jesus and the Woman at the Well
    by John Crosby
    Exodus 17:3-7, Romans 5:1-2, 5-8, John 4:5-42Download

  • Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    The Way of Mercy
    by Christopher Tollefsen
    Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18, 1 Corinthians 3:16-23, Matthew 5:38-48Download

  • Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Darkness and Division, Light and Communion
    by Rev. Paul D. Scalia
    Isaiah 8:23-9.3, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17, Matthew 4:12-23Download

  • Second Sunday of Advent 

    Making Straight Our Paths
    by Elizabeth Scalia
    Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-9, Matthew 3:1-12Download

  • Second Sunday of Advent 

    Christ the King of Love
    by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
    2 Samuel 5:1-3, Colossians 1:12-20, Luke 23:35-43Download

  • 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    On Sober Hope and Political Action
    by Rev. Michael McCarthy, S.J.
    Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, Luke 18:9-14Download

  • 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    “Let Justice Roll down like Waters”
    by Matthew Ramage
    Amos 8:4-7, 1 Timothy 2:1-8, Luke 16:1-13Download

  • Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    On the Divisiveness of Christianity
    by Rev. James V. Schall, SJ
    Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10, Hebrews 12:1-4, Luke 12:49-53Download

  • 17 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Petitionary Prayer and the Difference It Makes
    by Rev. Peter F. Ryan, SJ and Janis Clarke
    Genesis 18:20-32, Colossians 2:12-14, Luke 11:1-13Download

  • Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Justification by Faith Alone: Not the Church’s Good News
    by David Mills
    2 Samuel 12:7-10, 13, Galatians 2:16, 19-21, Luke 7:36-8:3Download

  • Pentecost 

    The Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Power from on High
    by Rev. Peter R. Pilsner
    Acts 2:1-11, 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13, John 20:19-23Download

  • Third Sunday of Easter 

    “Now I Have Nothing and Am Joyful”
    by Kathryn Lopez
    Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41, Revelation 5:11-14, John 21:1-19Download

  • Fifth Sunday of Lent 

    “Go and Sin No More”
    by Rev. Bevil R. Bramwell, OMI
    Isaiah 43:16-21, Philippians 3:8-14, John 8:1-11Download

  • Second Sunday of Lent 

    The Two Cities: Divided Loyalties and Disturbed Comfort
    by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
    Genesis 15:5-12, Philippians 3:17-18, Luke 9:28-36Download

  • Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    A Mysterious Intertwining of Nature and Grace
    by D. C. Schindler
    Isaiah 62:1-5, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, John 2:1-11Download

  • Fourth Sunday of Advent 

    Freedom and God’s Plan of Salvation
    by Rev. Peter F. Ryan, SJ and Janis Clarke
    Micah 5:1-4, Hebrews 10:5-10, Luke 1:39-45Download

  • Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 

    What Does Christ the King Mean for Us?
    by Rev. C. John McCloskey, III
    Daniel 7:13-14, Revelation 1:5-8, John 18:33-37Download

  • Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Personal Vocation and Integrating the Faith
    by Russell Shaw
    Jeremiah 31:7-9, Hebrews 5:1-6, Mark 10:46-52Download

  • Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    God’s Values versus the World’s Values
    by Elizabeth Scalia
    Isaiah 50:5-9, James 2:14-18, Mark 8:27-35Download

  • Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time 

    The Law from the Inside Out
    by Rev. Paul D. Scalia
    Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8, James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23Download

  • Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Our Unity through Christ
    by Rev. Bevil R. Bramwell, OMI
    Jeremiah 23:1-6, Ephesians 2:13-18, Mark 6:30-34Download

  • The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) 

    The Feast of Corpus Christi
    by Rev. James V. Schall, SJ
    Exodus 24:3-8, Hebrews 9:11-15, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26Download

  • Sixth Sunday of Easter 

    If We Have Love, Why Do We Need Law?
    by Edward N. Peters
    Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48, 1 John 4:7-10, John 15:9-17Download

  • Fourth Sunday of Easter 

    Outside the Church There is No Salvation
    by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
    Acts 4:8-12, 1 John 3:1-2, John 10:11-18Download

  • Fourth Sunday of Lent 

    Faith, Works, and God’s Mercy
    by Rev. Thomas Weinandy, O.F.M.Cap.
    1 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23, Ephesians 2:4-10, John 3:14-21Download

  • Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Are there still Prophets?
    by David Mills
    Deuteronomy 18:15-20, 1 Corinthians 7:32-35, Mark 1:21-28Download

  • The Baptism of the Lord 

    Immersed in God
    by Anthony Esolen
    Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7, Isaiah 55:1-11, Acts 10:34-38, Mark 1:7-11Download

  • Third Sunday of Advent 

    Rejoicing in the Lord
    by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
    Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, John 1:6-8, 19-28Download

  • Solemnity of Christ the King 

    Christ’s Kingly Power
    by Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, OFM CAP
    Ezekiel 34:11-12, 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, Matthew 25:31-45Download

  • Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    Marriage, Family, and the Extraordinary Synod
    by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
    Isaiah 25:6-10a, Philippians 4:12-14, Matthew 22:1-14Download

  • The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross 

    Authentic Freedom Comes from Accepting the Cross
    by Matthew Ramage
    Numbers 21:4b-9, Philippians 2:6-11, John 3:13-17Download

  • Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time 

    The Authority to Believe
    by Rev. Paul Scalia
    Isaiah 22:19-23, Romans 11:33-36, Matthew 16:13-20Download

  • Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    True Freedom Comes through the Word
    by David Mills
    Isaiah 55:10-11, Romans 8:18-23, Matthew 13:1-23Download

  • Fifth Sunday of Easter

    Called to Be Saints: Our Personal Vocation to Participate in the Mission of the Church
    by
    Acts 6:1-7, 1 Peter 2:4-9, John 14:1-12Download

  • First Sunday of Lent

    The Mystery of Salvation – Temptations and Recovering Intimacy with God
    by Deacon Stephen F. Miletic, Ph.D.
    Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, Matthew 4:1-11Download

  • Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Did Christ Have to Suffer and Die?
    by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
    Isaiah 58:7-10, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, Matthew 5:13-16Download

  • Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Toward Christian Unity
    by Rev. Joseph Walter Koterski, SJ
    Isaiah 8:23-9:3, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17, Matthew 4:12-23Download

  • Feast of the Holy Family

    The Feast of Holy Obedience
    by Anthony Esolen
    Sirach 3:2-6, Colossians 3:12-21, Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23Download

  • Solemnity of Christ the King

    The Permanent Relevance of Christ the King
    by Donald W. Wuerl
    1 Samuel 5:1-3, Colossians 1:12-20, Luke 23:35-43Download

  • Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    May We Humbly Pray
    by Rev. R. Francis Martin
    Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, Luke 18:9-14Download

  • Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    To Embrace the One in Need
    by J. Brian Benestad, Ph.D.
    Amos 6:1a, 4-7, 2 Timothy 6:11-16, Luke 16:19-31Download

  • Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Entering the Narrow Gate: The Need for Frequent Confession
    by Rev. Brian Mullady, OP
    Isaiah 66:18-21, Psalms 117, Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13, Luke 13:22-30Download

  • Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Witness to Charity
    by Gerard V. Bradley, Esq.
    Deuteronomy 30:10-14, Colossians 1:15-20, Luke 10:25-37Download

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