The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians. (3:4-11) The Church is not a philosophical club. It is not a place where we come and share ideas and then we leave and go about our lives living as we please. When you were brought into the Church you were brought in freely […]
Category Archives: Christmas
The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (1:1-8) Christmas is about the coming of God to all of mankind. It is about His taking human flesh and dwelling with us, in order to suffer and die for us and save us, but God became man for another reason as well. So […]
The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (13:10-17) When our religious practices don’t start with the love of God, they become like weapons. They no longer can do good for us or for others. They no longer help us to heal but cause wounds. We are witnesses to the way that […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (1:1-25) In today’s gospel reading we are given a foretaste of the great feast of Nativity and the Christmas celebration. The evangelist St. Matthew has left a wonderful present under the tree and he teases us to contemplate it and think about it and perhaps […]
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke 14:16-24 As the Christmas feast approaches we begin to see aspects of this gospel reading come to life. We watch as the people around us become very busy with preparations for the coming celebrations. We have cookies to bake. We have presents to buy. We […]
