SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Come together Relationships go awry when people stop talking. That’s as true in marriage as it is among Christians in general. Lutheran theologian George Lindbeck was a delegated observer at the Second Vatican Council. It prompted him to make a life’s work of the Lutheran-Catholic conversation. He viewed doctrines as […]
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Today’s Mass Readings Saturday 1st Week of the Year Mark 2:3-17 Let’s walk up to a Levi in our lives and get to know them. We all know that in a court of law, attorneys must produce evidence that shows that a defendant has committed a crime. The jury convicts the one charged as guilty. […]
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Today’s Mass Readings Friday 1st Week of the Year Mark 2:1-12 Perhaps it’s time, a call from the Lord, to not only ask for forgiveness for our own personal sins but to ask the Lord for the light of the Holy Spirit to reveal to us how we as God’s People sit in judgment of […]
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Today’s Mass Readings Thursday 1st Week of the Year Mark 1:40-45 The leper’s helplessness and total dependence on others broke his spirit, but it opened him to God. “If you wish, you can make me clean.” We may know someone who is enduring a long illness. The length and severity of their illness can condition […]
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Today’ Mass Readings Wednesday 1st Week of Ordinary Time Mark 1:29-39 Pray immediately! If someone we were with became deadly ill right in front of us, what is our first thought? Call 911. Every minute is vital to save a person’s life. How silly it would be for us to tell the person, I’ll get […]
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Today’ Mass Readings Tuesday 1st Week of the Year Mark 1:21-28 “What can I do?” Reading today’s Gospel we might ask the same question. We could never perform an exorcism. So how can we relate to such a passage? Possession by demons is not the only way that people are dehumanized. Open a newspaper […]
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Today’s Mass Readings by Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C. Pastor Monday 1st Week of the Year Mark 1:14-20 Following the Lord can change even the most difficult and loathsome situations into joy when we do it with Jesus. Someone recruiting others to join their organization look for like-minded people who share a common cause. The call to […]
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Today’s Mass Readings Baptism of the Lord A Matthew 3:13-17 “At this, John gave in to him.” Can you imagine it? John has been waiting all his life to see the Messiah and to point him out to the people of Israel. And here he comes. But wait. Jesus wants John to baptize him! […]
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Today’s Mass Readings by Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C. Pastor Saturday Epiphany Week John 3:22-30 Once a person experiences this love for Jesus and the joy his love brings, everything else takes a back seat. Think of the joy a young man experiences when he gives his girlfriend an engagement ring asking her to marry him. And […]
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Today’s Mass Readings by Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C. Pastor Friday Epiphany Week Luke 4:12-16 Do not fear to look into the eyes of Jesus and discover your innocence. What do people see when they look into our eyes? St. Luke tells us that when the leper saw Jesus, he knew Jesus could make him clean. […]
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