Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/29/21

Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24 | Ps 30 | 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15 | Mk 5:21-43

One of the most beautiful aspects of liturgy in the Catholic Church is the use of the Lectionary. A lectionary contains a system of readings drawn from Scripture that are used in public worship. ... Read More »

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/29/21

Jb 38:1, 8-11 | Ps 107 | 2 Cor 5:14-17 | Mk 4:35-41

“Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?” Jesus’ disciples ask a critical question after Jesus miraculously calmed the unrelenting storm that surrounded their boat. If you were to open up your Bible, you ... Read More »

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/13/21

Ez 17:22-24 | Ps 92 | 2 Cor 5:6-10 | Mk 4:26-34

Being a farmer is one of the most demanding jobs a person could have. It requires getting up early every day and working long hours. There are no days off when you are a farmer because the ... Read More »

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/11/21

Ex 24:3-8 | Ps 116 | Heb 9:11-15 | Mk 14:12-16, 22-26

Jesus had a body.

This may seem obvious, but if you’re anything like me, my mind immediately thinks of the Eucharist when someone mentions the Body and Blood of Christ. Although what we have in the Eucharist, ... Read More »

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/11/21

Dt 4:32-34, 39-40 | Ps 33 | Rom 8:14-17 | Mt 28:16-20

Today we have a chance to celebrate and delve deeper into one of the central mysteries of the Church: the Trinity. Many of us have learned through our religious education classes that we believe in one God, ... Read More »

Pentecost Sunday

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/11/21

Acts 2:1-11 | Ps 104 | 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 | Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15

There have been many critics of Christianity down through the ages. They have proposed many reasons why they think people shouldn’t believe in the message of Christ. Some have even claimed that belief in Jesus ... Read More »

The Ascension of the Lord

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/11/21

Acts 1:1-11 | Ps 47 | Eph 1:17-23 (or) Eph 4:1-13 (or) 4:1-7, 11-13 | Mk 16:15-20

Today we celebrate the day that Jesus Christ was “taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that ... Read More »

Sixth Sunday of Easter (Mother's Day)

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/11/21

Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 | Ps 98 | 1 Jn 14:23 | Jn 15:9-17

Józef and Wiktoria Ulma were a Catholic couple who lived in the Polish town of Markowa with their six children during the Nazi occupation of World War II. They had a large farm just outside ... Read More »

Fifth Sunday of Easter (Sacred Heart Chapel, CPL)

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/11/21

Acts 9:26-31 | Ps 22 | 1 Jn 3:18-24 | Jn 15:1-8

The busiest time in a vineyard is the time of harvest. That’s when all the grapes are collected and brought in to be turned into wine. It is a time of joy because all the hard work ... Read More »

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/11/21

Acts 4:8-12 | Ps 118 | 1 Jn 3:1-2 | Jn 10:11-18

Here we are already at the Fourth Sunday of Easter, known commonly as Good Shepherd Sunday. Every year at this midpoint of the Easter season, the Church returns to this familiar image of Christ as a shepherd ... Read More »