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PREPARING FOR NEXT WEEK
23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: All of us have a responsibility to each other By SISTER MARY McGLONE On Sept. 22, 2021, Stephen Colbert and six other late-night TV hosts featured climate change in their programs. Among other things, Colbert admitted, “I’m a great hypocrite. I’ll never do anything that’s inconvenient to me. That’s […]
Gallery: Parish’s 10th golf tournament attracts about 120
The 10th Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Golf Tournament teed off Sunday, Aug. 27, at Twin Ponds Golf and Country Club in New York Mills. About 120 people participated in the tourney that was started by Father Jim in 2013. They were treated to a beautiful day with clouds in the morning and sun in the afternoon with mild temperatures.
CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS
21st Sunday of Ordinary Time The Architecture of Bernini: St. Peter’s Square Call to worship Although Peter denied and doubted Jesus and succumbed to so much human weakness, he was the first to recognize Jesus’ divinity. Because of his faith in Jesus, his steadfast love was the foundation upon which Jesus could build the church. […]
THE WORD OF GOD THIS WEEK
21st Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: ‘Who do you say that I am?’ By SISTER MARY McGLONE Jesuit Father John Foley, one of the St. Louis Jesuits of liturgical music fame, composed “Who Has Known” based on today’s second reading. This song contemplates God’s inscrutable judgments and unsearchable ways via the mystery of the Incarnation. […]
PREPARING FOR NEXT WEEK
22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Mad at God? He offers us new perspectives By SISTER MARY McGLONE When was the last time you let God have it in anger? I suspect lots of Christians balk at the idea of telling God off. It sounds irreverent, perhaps even blasphemous. Unlike us, our Hebrew ancestors knew […]
CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS
20th Sunday of Ordinary Time Call to worship Having a strong faith means knowing that God’s heart is open to all, continually extending abundant and generous mercy to people of every race creed and color. Let us pray for a persistent faith that opens our hearts and that forces us to let go of judgment. […]