Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/28/22

Jos 5:9a, 10-12 | Ps 34 | 2 Cor 5:17-21 | Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

“Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.”

Have you ever noticed how often God uses our senses to invite us into an awareness of divine presence? How often the Scriptures tell us that God ... Read More »

Third Sunday of Lent (First Scrutiny, Year A)

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/21/22

Ex 17:3-7 | Ps 95 | Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 | Jn 4:5-42

Water is life. We have to have water in order to live. A person can live up to three weeks without food but only three days without water. Water is all around us; seventy-one percent of the ... Read More »

Third Sunday of Lent

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/21/22

Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15 | Ps 103 | 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12 | Lk 13:1-9

Some of the most interesting and compelling stories in the Bible are about God’s call to ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

Consider Abraham and Sarah: they were an elderly couple, well beyond the age ... Read More »

First Sunday of Lent

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/21/22

Dt 26:4-10 | Ps 91 | Rom 10:8-13 | Lk 4:1-13

It’s chilling to hear the devil quote Scripture. The very psalm we just sang is twisted in his mouth to fit an agenda that’s not of God. He uses it to tempt even Jesus himself, and the temptation ... Read More »

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/21/22

Sir 27:4-7 | Ps 92 | 1 Cor 15:54-58 | Lk 6:39-45

We are surrounded by devices that we use to communicate. Our cellphones not only make phone calls, but they can record video and take pictures. The computers we use at home and at work monitor what websites ... Read More »

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/21/22

1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 | Ps 103 | 1 Cor 15:45-49 | Lk 6:27-38

The mercy of God is sheer gift. Mercy flows from the heart of God, from the beauty of Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection. Mercy is abundant and true. Mercy invites liberation from the ... Read More »

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/21/22

Is 6:1-2a, 3-8 | Ps 138 | 1 Cor 15:1-11 | Lk 5:1-11

Jesus listened to the Father as the crowed pressed in on him. At the shoreline, Jesus understood the Father’s desire to call Simon to live differently, so Jesus invited him to go out from the shore. ... Read More »

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/21/22

Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 | Ps 71 | 1 Cor 12:31-13:13 | Lk 4:21-30

I’m sure we’ve all seen the new rage of wooden pallet signs with a quote on them. Some of them contain “house rules” like: “In this house we forgive, we have fun, we do not eat ... Read More »

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Word of God Sunday)

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/21/22

Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 | Ps 19 | 1 Cor 12:12-30 (or) 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27 | Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21

We all have the experience of anticipating something for a long time. Anyone around a kid prior to a birthday or holiday, knows the importance of counting down the ... Read More »

The Baptism of the Lord

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 1/09/22

Is 42:1-4, 6-7 | Ps 29 | Acts 10:34-38 | Lk 3:15-16, 21-22

These weeks of Christmas have been a time in which we have celebrated the amazing grace of God coming into our world being born into our human family! In the mystery of the incarnation, we learn ... Read More »