Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 9/20/21

Is 35:4-7a | Ps 146 | Jas 2:1-5 | Mk 7:31-37

Our readings this weekend are brimming over with baptismal references. Isaiah uses vibrant water imagery to show that God’s love bubbles up and spills over to give life. Streams and rivers and pools and springs burst forth into ... Read More »

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 9/20/21

[Vigil]: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2 | Ps 132 | 1 Cor 15:54b-57 | Lk 11:27-28[Day]: Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab | Ps 45 | 1 Cor 15:20-27 | Lk 1:39-56

Take a walk through a cemetery and what do you see? You probably first notice all the memorial stones, ... Read More »

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 9/20/21

1 Kgs 19:4-8 | Ps 34 | Eph 4:30-5:2 | Jn 6:41-51

When we’re away from our homes and kitchens, we tend to eat differently. This is especially true when we’re traveling. Meals tend to be taken wherever it’s most convenient. The food is often nothing to boast about. ... Read More »

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 9/20/21

2 Kgs 4:42-44 | Ps 145 | Eph 4:1-6 | Jn 6:1-15

From an early age, many of us are taught to be pragmatic people. We are taught that money is the only barrier to the toys, snacks, video games, and tablets we want. As we grow older, we ... Read More »

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 7/18/21

Jer 23:1-6 | Ps 23 | Eph 2:13-18 | Mk 6:30-34

After their AA meetings, Eric and his sponsor would go to a coffee shop to talk about how things were going for them in their recovery. In the course of their conversation, they would often share with each ... Read More »

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 7/11/21

Am 7:12-15 | Ps 85 | Eph 1:3-14 | Mk 6:7-13

Today, we learn what it means to be sent by God. We are also reminded of one of the most amazing and wonderful things about us as human beings, particularly as Christians:

In our gospel reading Jesus sends ... Read More »

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 7/04/21

Ez 2:2-5 | Ps 123 | 2 Cor 12:7-10 | Mk 6:1-6

Our readings today are an excellent reminder of what God expects of us. God is doing more than simply telling us to listen to Ezekiel, Paul, or even Jesus. God sent them for a purpose and God ... Read More »

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 »