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The name Elisha means “God is salvation,” and Elisha, the prophet in the first reading, is recognized in Jewish, Christian and Islamic texts as a prophet of God. Elisha’s ministry…

Matthew 10:26-33 “Fear no one,” we just heard read at the beginning of today’s Gospel. Jesus said to the Twelve, “Fear no one.” To back up this command, to give…

Exodus 19:2-6         Romans 5:6-11         Matt 9:36-10:8 This year the Gospel of Matthew had been leading us through the mysteries of life and…

I suspect that a goodly number of Catholics will go to church today just because it is their obligation. Maybe they will pray a little or mutter a few responses.…

The Trinity: Father, Son and Spirit, one God, three persons. Nobody understands what that really means. We proclaim it as a truth, but there is no way to capture all…

Acts 2:1-11 1Cor 12:3b-7,12-13 John 20:19-23 Good morning and welcome to Pentecost! I am going to ask that we use our imaginations this morning to imagine us as Jesus’ disciples…

This Gospel reading from John is the longest prayer in all the Bible. Somewhere around the 17th century it came to be called “the Priestly Prayer.” I personally find this…

“I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.” When I said…

I can remember clearly several experiences of my grandmother’s amazement at new technologies. She was born in 1909, and she learned how to drive late in life after my grandfather…

John 14:1-12 These Easter days are so full of energy and life. The disciples are off and running to tell the various communities about Jesus and about “the Way.” The…

Acts 4:8-12 1 John 3:1-2 John 10:11-18 “Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said, ‘It was in the name of Jesus Christ … that this man … is healed.  There…

Several weeks ago, I was struck by the introductory prayer to an LCWR Zoom presentation. It was a prayer by Jan Richardson that says, “There is something on the horizon…