When we reach the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent, we face challenges writing about the Sunday Gospels. On the one hand, because Lent is a time to prepare catechumens for Baptism, the Church ...

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Luke 13:1-9At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 He asked them, "Do you think that because these Galileans ...

Find today’s readings here. “It may bear fruit in the future.” (Lk 13:9) Today’s Gospel offers the somewhat rare experience of Jesus telling us what not to believe. “Do you think that because these ...

“When you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near” (Luke 21:31). Daniel 7:2-14; Luke 21:29-33 When we consider the many threats to the environment being reported by scientists ...

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