Readings: 1 Kings 17: 10-16; Hebrews 9: 24-28; Mark 12: 28-44 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Ruth Maier There was this little boy who observed his Mom drop a dollar in the collection basket as it was passed at Mass. On the way home from Church that morning, the Mom complained about the boring,… read more →
Readings: Sirach 27:30 – 28:7; Romans 14: 7 – 9; Matthew 18: 21 – 35 Click her to download a PDF of this reflection Preacher: Ruth Maier SSJ God’s Word for today presents us with the challenge of forgiveness. How often do we pray the prayer that Jesus taught us, “… forgive us our trespasses as we… read more →
Readings: Exodus 34:4B-6, 8-9; 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13; John 3:16-18 Preacher: Ruth Maier Today the Church sets before us a celebration of the Most Holy Trinity. Perhaps it’s a difficult celebration for some, like my friend who shakes her head and says, “ I just don’t get this Trinity thing.” She is in good company. Since the beginning, the greatest of… read more →
Readings: Jeremiah 31:7-9; Hebrews 5: 1-6; Mark 10:46 -52 Mark tells us in today’s Gospel, that Jesus is leaving Jericho. He is heading to Jerusalem. And there is a blind man sitting “by the roadside.” We know this road, this road from Jericho up to Jerusalem. It is the road Jesus tells us about in the Parable of the Good… read more →