Today’s Mass Readings Tuesday 25th Week of The Year Luke 8:19-21 In today’s Gospel Jesus tells us to Act on his Word. Just how do we hear his Word? Jesus and his Mother Mary share such a deep intimacy. It seems that he ran the risk of insulting his mother when he said, “My mother, […]
Read moreAuthor: Rick Pilger
Father Pilger, I.C. was born in Canton, Illinois and was ordained at St. John’s Seminary, Wonersh, England in December 1978. He joined the Blessed Sacrament Parish in August 1995, coming here from Sacred Heart Parish in Bradenton Florida. After 22 years as Parochial Vicar, he was appointed Pastor by Bishop Gregory Parkes in June 20, 2017.Monday 25th Week of the Year
Today’s Mass Readings Monday 25th Week of the Year Luke 8:16-18. Jesus gave us His Father whom my Dad so much emulated that day and throughout his life. We all need that father figure through whom our Heavenly Father reveals Himself. When I was five or six years old my Dad was adding a bathroom […]
Read more25th Sunday of the Year B
25th Sunday of the Year B Race you to the bottom We’re bred for competition. In the ongoing contest for limited resources, we don’t want to be without a chair when the music stops. Pitted against siblings for the finite attention of parents, the competition grows larger as we do. Schools bid us compete for […]
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Today’s Mass Readings Saturday 24th Week of the Year Luke 8:4-15 The relationship we have with the Lord is his initiative. “Everything is grace.” (Fr. Eric Doyle.) Father Eric Boyle was a professor in the doctrine of grace. The final exam was oral, and I remember him telling us as if it happened yesterday, “Everything […]
Read moreSt. Matthew Apostle September 21
Today’s Readings St. Matthew Apostle September 21. Matthew 9:9-13. Matthew rose from his tax collectors table immediately when Jesus called him. We just heard about the moment when Jesus called Matthew to follow him. One can’t help but notice when reading this Gospel, Jesus didn’t call just Matthew, but all of Matthew’s friends as well. […]
Read moreThursday 24th Week of the Year
Today’s Mass Readings Thursday 24th Week of the Year Luke 7:36-50 We can’t hide our lack of sorrow and our lack of forgiveness from Jesus. Two people meet Jesus in today’s Gospel. One is a host at a dinner and one is a walk-in. Simon is too full of his own moral superiority and goodness […]
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Today’s Mass Readings Wednesday 24th Week of the Year Luke 7:31-35 Satan and his followers cannot say to God and others they hurt, “I am sorry.” Every four years we are bombarded with presidential campaigns. Conservatives and liberal candidates spend millions of dollars to get votes. They travel and make commercials, some stating their policies, but most […]
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Today’s Mass Readings Tuesday 24th Week of the Year Luke 7:11-17 Compassion, suffering with someone, always comes before healing. “I command you, get up!” Dozens of times we have heard this gospel passage. How many times have we lived it? Like us, the only thing his friends and family could do from Nain was carry his […]
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Today’s Mass Readings Monday 24th Week of the Year Luke 7:1-10. When we love others, especially those who have little or no worth in the eyes of the world,, God’s heart melts to respond to all of our needs. We can see so easily in today’s gospel how our love for others moves Jesus heart […]
Read more24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The answer this time We evolve. This is one of the most grateful things about existence, that we’re not required to remain stuck in our stuff. We grow, learn, and adapt through the years. Our relationship with the Holy One evolves too. So, when Jesus asks us once more—Who do […]
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