Posted by admin on Aug 26th, 2009
There is something that really bugs me whenever the liturgical discussion comes to the fore. The latest I heard this was yesterday on the Across the Nation show with Bob Dunning on the Catholic Channel on Sirius. I don’t wish to pick on Bob Dunning because he is just one example of an understanding that is all too common. Besides that, he’s a nice guy, and does a good job as a broadcaster/host in the talk format on the Catholic Channel. While I don’t always agree with his opinions on issues, he usually has a balanced presentation and a wide range of guests.
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Posted by admin on Aug 12th, 2009
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
25 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
26 What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life?
27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay everyone according to his conduct.
28 Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
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Posted by admin on Jul 28th, 2009
Posted by admin on Jun 28th, 2009
Because of circumstances, mostly of my own making, I ended up going to an evening Mass in a local parish Church I had never been into before. Over the recent years I have heard rumors and characterizations of this parish and had been told by some that “I wouldn’t like it.” This not as a particular point about me, so much as a generalization about how different that Church is compared to my regular parish. Continue Reading »
Posted by admin on Mar 12th, 2009
Here is the Gospel reading from March 11/09,
Matthew 20: 17 - 28
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| 17 |
And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, |
| 18 |
“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, |
| 19 |
and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.” |
| 20 |
Then the mother of the sons of Zeb’edee came up to him, with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. |
| 21 |
And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” |
| 22 |
But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” |
| 23 |
He said to them, “You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” |
| 24 |
And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. |
| 25 |
But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. |
| 26 |
It shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, |
| 27 |
and whoever would be first among you must be your slave; |
| 28 |
even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” |
In his homily on EWTN Father Mitch Pacwa points out something, in an oblique way, that I had never seen in this passage. (
It was a very packed sermon with a strong message from the passage from Jeremiah as well)
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