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Fourteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A- The 'order Of The Yoke

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jul 4, 2026

Blessed Are the Harnessed

In Philippians 4:3, Saint Paul speaks of my true yokemate in promoting the gospel, along with Clement and my other co-workers, whose names are in the book of life. A yoke, you recall, was that piece of wooden equipment that went across the backs of two animals, harnessing them together, and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:3, Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Catholic

Thirteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A: Famous Sayings

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 27, 2026

"They have received their Mercedes."

We can pair up our Gospel this Sunday with various famous sayings, like when Jesus speaks about rewards three times. A famous biblical Latin pun from Matthew 6:2, “They have received their reward,” in Latin: “Receperunt mercedem suam” – which is often humorously translated as "They have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:37-42, Romans 6:3-4, James 2:24, James 2:26, Ephesians 2:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Twelfth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A- More Sparrow Stories

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 23, 2026

Existential safety

We were gathered at the Mother of Light Center Catholic food bank chapel, immersed in soaking prayer with Eucharistic Adoration, when we noticed a sparrow swooping through the high ceiling beams. During our six-hour prayer session, its sweet chirping echoed right alongside our prayers. We paused ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:26-33

Denomination: Catholic

Eleventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A: Exousia

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 13, 2026

“In my experience, liberalism creates suspicious people more than loving people. They begin and end by asking, “Who has the power here?” instead of “How can I serve here?”

We hear about power dynamics and apostolic service in our Gospel today. Father Richard Rohr astutely noted: “In my experience, liberalism creates suspicious people more than loving people. They begin and end by asking, “Who has the power here?” instead of “How can I serve here?”1 Jesus gave ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:17

Denomination: Catholic

San José Y La Paternidad

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 10, 2026

La misma señal que se dio a Acaz y a José se nos da a ti y a mí: «La virgen ha concebido y ha dado a luz un Hijo. Y Él es Emmanuel: Dios con nosotros». Su nombre es Jesús.

Cuando la madre asiste regularmente a la iglesia pero el padre no, hay menos probabilidades de que los hijos perseveren en la fe. Los estudios sociológicos demuestran que una fe cristiana inerte en la edad adulta suele ser el resultado de haber tenido un padre cristiano no practicante y ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:20-21

Denomination: Catholic

The Solemnity Of The Most Holy Body And Blood Of Christ: Corpus Christi

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 6, 2026

“What was the first tabernacle?”

While praying in our pew after Communion during a recent Sunday Mass, our 6-year-old son decided to administer a pop quiz to his willing little sister, said Michael Heinlein. “What was the first tabernacle?” he asked. “I have no idea,” she replied. “Mary, of course! Her tummy held Jesus for the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-58

Denomination: Catholic

The Solemnity Of The Most Holy Trinity

Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 30, 2026

At baptism, the moment when the Trinity first comes to dwell in our souls, the minister prays that we might become “a temple of [His] glory.”

I believe in one God.” Three Persons. We say “In the Name (singular) of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Trinitarian math-1+1+1 = 1. Three Persons sharing one nature. All co-eternal, co-equal, and co-substantial. Consider the prayers of the Seraphim angels at the Throne of God in Revelation ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Denomination: Catholic

The Power Of Pentecost

Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 23, 2026

The Holy Spirit for me too?

Let’s look at Pentecost by the conditions of empowering and the evidence of empowering so we use more of the Holy Spirit we received at baptism and confirmation and so do more with the Spirit. 1 The first condition of empowering by the Holy Spirit drains us of any pride in ourselves. It is a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

Quinto Domingo De Pascua, Ciclo A- Muchas Habitaciones

Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 2, 2026

¿Suena esto a santidad?

La traducción tradicional de las « hay muchas habitaciones en el cielo, es «muchas mansiones». Una persona acusó a esos traductores de ser unos «tacaños», pues afirmaba que a él se le había prometido una mansión en el cielo, y no un ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

Fifth Sunday Of Easter, Year A- Mansions

Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 2, 2026

One person accused those translators as being “cheapskates” because he said that he was promised a mansion in heaven not a dwelling place

The traditional translation of the “many dwelling places” in heaven in John 14:2 is “many mansions” from the Latin. One person accused those translators as being “cheapskates” because he said that he was promised a mansion in heaven not a dwelling place. Saint Teresa of Avila said that the ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

Fourth Sunday Of Easter, Year A: More True Sheep Stories

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Apr 24, 2026

That’s not the shepherd, that’s the butcher.

True Good Shepherd Stories: 1. I was in Medjugorje recently walking with our group pilgrimage guide, and we took a shortcut by a pasture and I took a video of a real life shepherd with shepherd’s crook and a sheep dog, and he was just walking ahead with the dog and the sheep were a football field ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Catholic

Third Sunday Of Easter, Year A-- Emmaus: The Easter Heart Burn

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Apr 18, 2026

Scripture can prevent us from putting our judgment in place of Providence.

The Easter Heart Burn did not come from acid reflux but from an encounter with the Risen Lord.1 "Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?" Beginning with Moses and all the prophets, Jesus interpreted to them the proper ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Catholic

Sunday Of Divine Mercy

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Apr 10, 2026

Lord, have mercy, carries the profound imagery of pouring oil from its Greek roots. Eleos -mercy is deeply connected to the old Greek word for olive oil, which was used to soothe wounds, comfort pain, and make a person whole, signifying God's loving kindness.

Sister Maria Frassati, OP, views kintsugi as an illustration of how God does not simply "fix" our wounds but transforms them into something more beautiful and resilient than before. Kintsugi artists repair broken tea bowls, but with gold not glue. Providence: She relates the visible gold ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Denomination: Catholic

Easter: Heavy Stone Rolled Away For Us

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Apr 4, 2026

God still specializes in stone removal

As the Mary’s approached on that first Easter morning, they experienced the earthquake and Providence allowed them to see the stone moved by the angel. The Easter saying goes, “The stone wasn’t moved so Jesus could get out, but so we could look in.” Death itself is the biggest stone that cannot ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Catholic

Palm Sunday Of The Lord's Passion: How To Cry

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Mar 29, 2026

To cry like Mary is affective Marian piety not sentimental cheap grace.

Four years ago, a newspaper ran a story about a young woman who fell into a swollen, dirty river filled with debris, in Lawrence, Kansas, carrying her five miles downstream, with the river pulling her under. The crowd or majority is fickle, malleable, and readily manipulated. Our Lady of Kibeho ...read more

Denomination: Catholic