Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Patronal Feast Day of Saint Noel)

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 10/18/21

Is 53:10-11 | Ps 33 | Heb 4:14-16 | Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45

Who among us doesn’t face a flood of demands day after day? Some demands gain our attention, like a child asking for homework help, or needing papers signed. Others are written off as ridiculous, like spam ... Read More »

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 10/16/21

Wis 7:7-11 | Ps 90 | Heb 4:12-13 | Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”

These are the wise words of Winnie-the-Pooh. They often surface at graduations, funerals, and other significant moments of transition. The childhood favorite names ... Read More »

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 10/16/21

Gn 2:18-24 | Ps 128 | Heb 2:9-11 | Mk 10:2-16  or Mk 2:-12

Human life plays out under the shadow of the cross. Until God’s kingdom finally and fully comes, humanity will always know the pain of suffering and death. We live in a fallen world. Hopes of ... Read More »

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 10/16/21

Nm 11:25-29 | Ps 19 | Jas 5:1-6 | Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

Those who love “The Office,” will remember an episode “The Inner Circle,” (season 7, episode 23, original air date: 5 May 2011, ten years ago). Tensions rise and feelings are hurt when Will Ferrell’s ridiculous character, ... Read More »