St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
15th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Expelling modern-day demons By SISTER MARY McGLONE “Jesus sent them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.” What were those “unclean spirits?” In the context of the first century, the category apparently included afflictions such as demonic possession, mental illness, and perhaps some sorts of […]
Mary, Mother of Our Savior Parish will be hosting the Totus Tuus program from July 21-26 for the parishes in the greater Utica area this summer for our elementary, middle and high school parishioners. This week-long youth parish mission program assists parents and parishes to evangelize and disciple their youth by supplementing the work they are already […]
13th Sunday of Ordinary Time “She touched his cloak and was healed. Your faith saved you.” “He took the child by the hand, the girl arose immediately.” Jesus heals two people in today’s Gospel — an older woman and a young girl. Their stories are woven together so that we can see how God’s deepest […]
13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Why do bad things happen? By SISTER CAROL DEMSPEY In the Bible, the Book of Wisdom, or better known as the Wisdom of Solomon, is one of the seven deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament. In Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox churches, the book is considered canonical. In […]
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Jesus and Ezekiel By SISTER MARY McGLONE How would you have felt in Ezekiel’s sandals? First, God sent him a vision of frightful, four-faced creatures who appear out of a terrifying storm. When that knocked him off his feet, the Spirit of the Lord exhorted him to stand up […]
Today’s readings remind us to trust and hold fast to our faith. In our times of tragedy and trouble, God is with us always, even when our faith is shaken. To the point: The storm at sea is both a terrifying natural event and a metaphor for overwhelming difficulties that the Church encounters on its […]
12th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Winds of faith By SISTER MARY McGLONE Poor Job! Miserable as he was, he made everything worse for himself by picking a fight with God. And God seemed to enjoy the challenge. Poor Job! He questioned the Almighty who only questioned him back. But, lo and behold, Job’s questioning […]
