Reflections

February 16, 2025 – The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time [C]
By Fr. Thomas Hoisington Jeremiah 17:5-8  +  1 Corinthians 15:12,16-20  +  Luke 6:17,20-26 “Rejoice and leap for joy on that day!” It’s hard to confuse the choices presented in today’s… Read More
February 9, 2025 – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time [Year C]
Fr. Thomas Hoisington Isaiah 6:1-2,3-8  +  1 Corinthians 15:1-11 [or 1 Cor 15:3-8,11]  +  Luke 5:1-11 “Be not afraid.” In the year of Our Lord 64, Saint Peter laid down… Read More
February 2, 2024 – The Feast of the Presentation [YEAR C]
Fr. Drew HoffmanMalachi 3:1-4  +  Hebrews 2:14-18 +  Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 I’m in my early thirties, but spending so much time with college students makes me feel both older… Read More
January 26, 2024 – The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time [YEAR C]
Fr. Michael BrungardtNehemiah 8:2-4,5-6,8-10  +  1 Corinthians 12:12-30 [or 12:12-14,27]  +  Luke 1:1-4;4:14-21 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) – January 26, 2025 Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19:8-10, 15;… Read More
January 19, 2024 – The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time [YEAR C]
Fr. Matthew SiegmanIsaiah 62:1-5  +  1 Corinthians 12:4-11  +  John 2:1-11 This Sunday, as we move from the Christmas Season into Ordinary Time, we hear the Gospel of the Wedding… Read More
Januray 12, 2024 – The Baptism of the Lord [YEAR C]
Fr. Thomas HoisingtonIsaiah 42:1-4,6-7  +  Acts 10:34-38  +  Luke 3:15-16,21-22[or Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11  +  Titus 2:11-14;3:4-7  +  Luke 3:15-16,21-22] “You are my beloved Son; with You I am well pleased.” + … Read More
January 5, 2024 – The Epiphany of the Lord [YEAR C]
Fr. Thomas HoisingtonIsaiah 60:1-6  +  Ephesians 3:2-3,5-6  +  Matthew 2:1-12 “We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” Secular culture takes what is three-dimensional… Read More
December 29, 2024 – The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph [YEAR C]
Fr. Matthew SiegmanSirach 3:2-6,12-14  +  Colossians 3:12-21  +  Luke 2:41-52[other options: I Samuel 1:20-22,24-28 + Colossians 3:12-17 + 1 John 3:1-2,21-24] On this Sunday in the Octave of Easter, we… Read More
December 22, 2024 –
The Fourth Sunday of Advent [Year C]
Fr. Thomas Hoisington Micah 5:1-4  +  Hebrews 10:5-10  +  Luke 1:39-45 “‘… behold, I come to do your will, O God.’” Sacrifice has long been the heart of religion.  From… Read More
December 15, 2024 – The Third Sunday of Advent [YEAR C]
Fr. Drew Hoffman I LOVE Christmas music. I know some will argue that the liturgical season of Christmas doesn’t begin until Christmas Day and that listening to Christmas music in… Read More
December 8, 2024 – The Second Sunday of Advent [YEAR C]
Fr Thomas Hoisington Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11  +  2 Peter 3:8-14  +  Mark 1:1-8 In the desert prepare the way of the LORD! +     +     + Baskin-Robbins used to advertise… Read More
December 1, 2024 – The First Sunday of Advent [YEAR C ]
Fr. Michael Brungardt Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14; 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Of all of the seasons we celebrate in the Church, Advent is by far… Read More