Religious Education - Children
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Today is the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle. St. Andrew is the patron saint of several countries, notably Scotland and Russia - as well as patron of many other activities, including the Russian Navy. The brother of Simon Peter, he was called as an apostle and sent on...
Announcing Our Faith
Andrew is known as the first apostle to be called. Each of the evangelists remembers the apostles' first call in slightly different ways. According to the Gospel of John, Andrew was among the disciples of John the Baptist when Jesus appeared. The Baptist sends his...
Jesus Prays
In today’s Gospel we not only see Jesus at prayer but we hear the words of his prayer: “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth…” Jesus, the Son of God, gives praise to his heavenly Father, the Creator and Ruler of heaven and earth. Jesus gives praise to...
Branch and Fruit
In today’s first reading, the Prophet Isaiah is speaking to the people of Israel in the 8th century before Christ. In earlier verses, he has reminded them of their responsibilities as the qahal Yahweh, the people of God - their duties to the poor, the orphaned, the...
The Last Thing and the Center: Reigning in the Lamb of God
We have arrived at the second to the last day – tomorrow is the very last day of the liturgical year. John’s vision in the first reading speaks of the second-to-last-things that will happen. We tend to get caught up in the descriptions of all those things: plagues,...
Thanksgiving 2022
Thanksgiving – Be Careful What You Wish For
Be careful what you wish for There was once a stonecutter who was very happy with his life and work. He had a wonderful family whom he loved; he made a good living cutting and preparing stone for beautiful buildings. Then one day he delivered a piece of stone to a...
Remaining Faithful
Yesterday’s gospel, when combined with the gospel for today, forms the gospel reading from the recent 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time when Jesus and the disciples stand before the awesome sight of the Jerusalem Temple. After having foretold that this man-made temple will...
Teacher, when…
A common question of Christians throughout the ages is when? So, the question in today’s Gospel: “Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?” We want to know when the end, the final judgment, will come and...
Sign of the Cross
“I, John, looked and there was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.” In today’s first reading the Seer, John, describes a vision or dream he has of Jesus, the...