Dear brothers and sisters, The First Reading, from Ezekiel 18:25-28, makes 2 important points: individual responsibility (no one is punished for wrongdoing they did not commit); conversion turns a person’s [...]
Dear brothers and sisters, There is an irony in today’s Gospel (Mk 10: 46-52) The blind beggar, Bartimaeus, is given his sight and his life back and follows Jesus along [...]
Dear Parishioners, Here are some thoughts from Brendan Byrnje, SJ, on the distinctively Lukan approach to the Passion. First, the Gospel of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Jesus comes [...]