by afladmin | Jul 9, 2025
By: Frank Pavone Jesus Christ is King of the universe. This Gospel reminds us that we are not only accountable to him as individuals, but also as nations, as a society. It is not only personal (as in individual) actions for which we are accountable; it is the social...
by afladmin | Jun 26, 2025
By: Frank Pavone Jesus Christ is King of the universe. This Gospel reminds us that we are not only accountable to him as individuals, but also as nations, as a society. It is not only personal (as in individual) actions for which we are accountable; it is the social...
by afladmin | Jun 26, 2025
By: Frank Pavone The Gospel reading today is pointing us toward the end of time and the culmination of salvation history. It is good for the preacher to point out that the themes about the second coming, in these final Sundays of the liturgical year, will blend...
by afladmin | Jun 26, 2025
By: Frank Pavone Today’s Gospel reading is about victory of life over death, of fidelity over circumstances. The clear affirmation that God will raise the dead shows that death cannot and will not have the last word in the human story. God is in the business of...
by afladmin | Jun 26, 2025
By: Frank Pavone The Zaccheus story shows our Lord’s eagerness to seek out those whom others are tempted to look down on. Zaccheus would have been lost in the crowd because of his small stature, had he not climbed the tree. He was also looked down upon because of his...