First Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 Gospel: Luke 12:13-21 Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied… Read more “Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time”
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Why will there be a Last Judgment?
This is my latest column for the East Tennessee Catholic. If you would like to read others, you can go to the Diocese of Knoxville website, find… Read more “Why will there be a Last Judgment?”
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Genesis 18:20-32 Second Reading: Colossians 2:12-14 Gospel Reading: Luke 11: 1-13 Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of… Read more “Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time”
Confronted By a Heretic
Saint Michael defeating Satan Today, I and a group of others were praying a rosary in front of the Planned Parenthood business on Cherry Street in Knoxville.… Read more “Confronted By a Heretic”
The Good Samaritan
The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit… Read more “The Good Samaritan”
Prayers for Texas
Leighton Sterling watches flood waters along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. The devastation and heartbreak in Kerrville, Texas cannot be measured. It is simply too much.… Read more “Prayers for Texas”
I Am Not a Good Catholic
I’m upset with myself. I feel like a let Jesus down. Today, I participated in a podcast where the host is wanting to get the perspectives of… Read more “I Am Not a Good Catholic”
Solemnity of Sts Peter & Paul
Statues of St. Peter and St. Paul, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican First Reading: Acts 12:1-11 Second Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8; 17-18 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19 When Jesus… Read more “Solemnity of Sts Peter & Paul”
Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, the “Martyr of Honesty”
Blessed Floribert Kositi In July 2007, Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi once again faced a momentous moral decision. Kositi was a customs worker on the DRC-Rwanda border,… Read more “Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, the “Martyr of Honesty””
St. Charles Lwanga and Companions
St. Charles Lwanga is in the top row, center. He and nineteen of those pictured here were martyred eight months after this photo was taken Today, June… Read more “St. Charles Lwanga and Companions”
Thoughts and Prayers for the Faithful 