by Director of Communications | Dec 9, 2017 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 85; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8 The invitations have been sent; one thing is lacking, our response. An invitation to what? Today’s readings propose an answer. Mark’s gospel is an invitation to all his hearers to...
by Communications Office | Dec 2, 2017 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
READINGS: Isaiah 63:16-64:7; Psalm 80; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37 Imagine walking down Fifth Avenue; department store windows are filled with Christmas and winter scenes. Coming toward you is a man dressed in a brown wool coat with a collar and cuffs, a cotton...
by Director of Communications | Nov 25, 2017 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Ezekiel 34: 11–12, 15–17; Psalm 23; I Corinthians 15: 20–26, 28; Matthew 25: 31–46 A reign like no other! Kings, Queens, Dictators, even some Presidents, demand more recognition from their people than the King of King demands. Matthew’s Gospel tells us that...
by Director of Communications | Nov 23, 2017 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Thanksgiving–Advent 2017 A time of grateful thanksgiving yields to Advent expectation. A new year of the Church’s life begins. Advent — we wait in hope as God’s promise of salvation unfolds. We honor Mary as the bearer of Christ our hope, and prepare to receive the...
by Director of Communications | Nov 22, 2017 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
The cartoonist, picturing Wampanoag men peering at the horizon, quipped, “There goes the neighborhood.” The Mayflower at Plymouth brought Pilgrims determined to risk all for freedom, to leave behind the religious intolerance that warred in Europe. Peering back nearly...
by Director of Communications | Sep 5, 2017 | NEWS, Reflections
Autumn of our 200th anniversary year — a time to thank God for a full harvest of blessings, and to pray for peace, for responsible care of creation, for workers and those who seek work, for teachers and students, for those living in poverty. From centuries ago, the...
