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 »

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 9/20/21

Wis 2:12, 17-20 | Ps 54 | Jas 3:16-4:3 | Mk 9:30-37

Have any of us known a time when there have been as many divisions in society as there are today? The world is just about evenly divided between people who think one way and people who think ... Read More »

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 9/20/21

12 September 2021Re-Opening of Saint Noel Parish Is 50:5-9a | Ps 116 | Jas 2:14-18 | Mk 8:27-35

Today we are reminded that following Jesus isn’t always easy. In Christianity, we model our lives after someone who gave himself away, over and over again. He gave of his time ... Read More »

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 »