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PREPARING FOR NEXT WEEK
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection: The promise of eternal life By SISTER MARY McGLONE The interchange between Jesus and the Sadducees in today’s Gospel could set up a great comedy skit. The backstory for it begins with Deuteronomy 25: 5-6, a legal attempt to assure the continuance of a family name and inheritance. Deuteronomy […]
Gallery, video: Communion Brunch attracts about 160 people
About 160 people attended the Communion Brunch on Sunday, Oct. 23, at Monarch Banquets in Yorkville. Guest speaker was noted local historian Frank Tomaino, who spoke about the history of our parish through the influences of two Johns: St. John Baptist Scalabrini and local philanthropist John Devereux. Here are some photos from the event. Video […]
CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time “The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds.” Close to the broken-hearted, God saves those crushed in spirit. Call to worship Only those who understand their deep need for God can pray honestly and hear God. When we are filled with judgment or prejudice, we can never hear God speak […]
THE WORD OF GOD THIS WEEK
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection: Does God hear some more than others? By SISTER MARY McGLONE When Bing Crosby recorded “Galway Bay,” he softened the original lyrics to avoid sounding too political. Rather than indict the English, Crosby sang about potato-farming women who spoke “a language that the strangers do not know.” Perhaps without […]
PREPARING FOR NEXT WEEK
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection: Many themes, lots of hope By SISTER CAROL DEMPSEY Climate crisis, royalty, embodiment and marginality. What a strange combination of themes that emerge from this Sunday’s readings that challenge our ways of thinking, our traditional beliefs, our self-understanding, and our position in life. These themes, though disconcerting, can be […]
CALL TO WORSHIP & CENTERING PRAYERS
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time Call to worship Jesus tells us today that we must seek justice with strength and persistence so that we can change the hearts of those who are complacent and unfair. To the point: The widow’s persistence in petitioning the judge is to change his mind so that he will render […]