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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you…
Now the people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Christ. John answered them all, saying, “I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. He will baptize you with the…
Fr. Jim teaches that if John the Baptist came today he would not mince word. He would call a sin, a sin and challenge each of us to identify the sin within out lives and urge us to turn away. Click play below to hear Fr. Jim’s full Advent message. Gospel In the fifteenth year…
Our world is increasingly holiday focused, not Holy Day focused. The season of Christmas does not begin for the Church until Christmas Day. Father Jim encourages us to celebrate Advent for what it is, a time of preparation. Gospel and Transcript Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Jesus said to his disciples: “There will be signs in the…
Jesus goes before Pilate and says, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not here. Transcripts John 18:33B-37 Pilate said to Jesus, “Are you…
In this highly figurative gospel about the end times, Fr. Jim teaches that Mark’s message to us is one of change to the whole world as we know it but as the gospel says, even Jesus did not know the hour when he would return. Only the Father knows. Listen below to Fr. Jim’s full…
Today’s Gospel Study concludes: “Remember saints are not perfect, they just try harder to do what the Lord asks.” As you reflect on the gospel story of the widow who gave all of what she had to the Temple, ask yourself, “How can I try harder to do what the Lord is asking of me?”…
In Fr. Jim’s words: “I believe that there is nothing more important for us to hear in our entire life than the Gospel we just heard. Nothing.” Listen to the full Gospel Study for the rest of his inspiring message. Mark 12:28B-32 One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the…
James and John ask Jesus to sit at his right and at his left. Little do they know what Jesus will soon go through and who will be on his left and right as he enters his glory. Fr. Jim reminds us that so often we too make long term commitments without knowing the full…
A rich man comes to Jesus and kneeling before him, asks “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” The rich man asks the right question but doesn’t like Jesus’ answer. Fr. Jim challenges us: What is God asking us to tithe that is holding us back from Him? Read the Gospel (Mark…
Mark 10:2-16 addresses the difficult topic of marriage, divorce and re-marriage. In Jesus’ time, divorce was very different than it is today. A man could divorce his wife for any reason and with no warning. Jesus is tested with this reality and responds that cavalierly ending a marriage is a sin. Listen as Fr. Jim…
Mark 9:30-37 Jesus and his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee, but he did not wish anyone to know about it. He was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death…
Fr. Jim teaches that when we know who Jesus is we know who God is, but more than that, we must ask who Jesus is so that we know who we must be. Mark 8:27-35 Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples, “Who…
In this Gospel where Jesus heals the deaf and mute man, Fr. Jim reminds us that our hearing problems may actually be listening problems. Listen to Fr. Jim’s inspiring message for more insight. Gospel – Mark 7:31-37 Again Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee,…
Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him. Read the Gospel – [download id=”2718”]
When you pray with others, what do those around you pray for? In this week’s Gospel, we get a glimpse into Jesus’ prayer; a prayer for Christian unity: “Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: ‘Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one…
Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. Read the Gospel and Transcript: [download id=”2696”]
In this Gospel, Jesus offers peace to his disciples but at a price. The price of Christ’s peace is obedience; obedience to the will of God. Fr. Jim asks us to look deeply into our lives and to those moments of stress and anguish to see if we are truly and obediently doing the will…
If Jesus came back today and told the same parable, what profession do you think he would choose? Listen to hear Fr. Jim’s thoughts on the question. Read the Gospel and transcript – [download id=”2672″]
“While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. Then he said to them, ‘Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? Look at my hands…