by James Nash | Feb 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sixth Sunday Ordinary Time Sirach 15:15–20 1 Corinthians 2:6–10 Matthew 5:17–37 Today’s gospel reading presents so many questions! Let’s start with the first three verses: “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law and the Prophets. I came not to destroy but...
by James Nash | Feb 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
5th Sunday Ordinary Time Is 58:7-10 I Cor 2:1-5 Mt 5:13-16 Matthew places today’s passage right after the beatitudes we read last week. How does going down those blessed pathways make us like salt and light? What’s So Great About Light and Salt? “Nothing is more...
by James Nash | Jan 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Feast of the Epiphany Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12 Let’s start out by stating we have no way of knowing whether the three Magi saw a star, spoke with King Herod, or visited Jesus and Mary. We don’t “need” to believe this...
by James Nash | Dec 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Feast of the Holy Family Sirach 3:2–6, 12–14 Colossians 3:12–21 or 12–17 Matthew 2:13–15, 19–23 We see in today’s readings St. Matthew, and the Church, emphasizing the continuity between Jesus and the Jewish prophetic religious tradition. By choosing the reading, the...
by James Nash | Dec 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Christmas Mass at Midnight The Feast of the Incarnation Isaiah 9:1–6 2 Timothy 2:11–14 Luke 2:1–14 Image by Hans Rohmann from Pixabay The readings for this Mass are quite familiar to anyone with even a little exposure to Christianity. Luke is a masterful...
by James Nash | Dec 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Fourth Sunday of Advent “Stay true to the dreams of your youth.” —Herman Melville Isaiah 7:10–14 Romans 1:1–7 Matthew 1:18–24 Today’s gospel reading, unique to Matthew, raises many questions. What shines out, however, like the Star of Bethlehem, is the faith of St....
