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We are the disciples on the mountain, listening to every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. The very first word that comes out of Jesus’ mouth is “blessed.” Words create realities. The pronouncement of blessing actually conveys the blessing. 

I have Mass on Sunday, February 1, at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am

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All four of these disciples leave their fishing nets, but they do not stop fishing. They are now, in the nearness of the kingdom of heaven, fishers for people. Their past has not been wiped out; it has been transformed by Jesus' call to follow. 

I have Mass on Sunday, January 25 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am

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"Behold, the Lamb of God."

I have Mass on Sunday, January 18 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am. The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed. https://stisidore.church/worship-online/

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This Epiphany at the Jordan River is deep water; you can't stand on the shore and dip your toes in.  You must take a breath and plunge.  

I have Mass on Sunday, January 11 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am.

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In the last line of the Gospel, Matthew gives us a spiritual path to follow “And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.” In some ways, this was a dangerous move. In the verses following today’s Gospel, Matthew writes: “When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious.

I have Mass on Sunday, January 4 

at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am. the 7:30 am Mass is live-streamed https://stisidore.church/worship-online/

at St. Andrew @ 5:00 pm

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One year at the Christmas Eve Children’s Mass, I was walking the children through Luke’s nativity. I had some cloth figures that I was using to illustrate the Gospel story. Mary and Joseph were making their way to Bethlehem. This particular set of characters included a donkey, so the donkey came with Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. Next, I brought out a manger, and then I placed the baby Jesus in the manger.

I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday, December 28 @ 9:30/11:30 am

I will have Mass at St. Andrew next Sunday, January 4 @ 5 pm.

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At Christmas, Jesus, who is close to the Father’s heart, comes to embrace us and welcome us home.

I have Mass on Christmas Day at St. Isidore @ 8:30 am.

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May the blessings of Christmas be yours in abundance this day and throughout the New Year.

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Matthew’s telling of Joseph’s story empowers us all to take our place on that crowded pageant stage. The rest of us play only supporting roles in the cast. We are not “Gospel leads.” In God’s holy dream, we are accepted as we are: partners in God’s labor. The Savior is of our own lineage. "Unto us" —all of us— "a child is born."

I have Mass on December 21 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am

The 7:30 am Sunday Mass will be live-streamed. https://stisidore.church/worship-online/

I will have Mass on Christmas Day at St. Isidore @ 8:30 am.

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There is a principal for interpreting scripture that goes like this, “If something is repeated, it must be important.” Did you notice that Matthew keeps repeating the number 14?

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John the Baptist was sent as a messenger to prepare the way of the Lord. And now, awaiting execution, John's death at Herod's hands will foreshadow Jesus' own death on the cross. On the cross, Jesus prayed the opening line of Psalm 22, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" Inside his cell, John faces his own experience of abandonment and doubt.

I have Mass on Sunday, December 14

at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am

at St. Andrew @ 5:00 pm

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