(2013/12/22)

Bishop Binzer preaches about the example St. Joseph gives us of allowing God to work in our lives even (and especially) when things don’t go according to plan.

// Readings (Cycle A) //

Isaiah 7:10-14

Psalm 24:1-2,3-4,5-6

Romans 1:1-7

Matthew 1:18-24

(2013/12/15)

On Gaudete Sunday, Bishop Binzer invites us to reflect upon the question: Are you ready for Christmas?

// Readings (Cycle A) //

Isaiah 35:1-6,10

Psalm 146:6-7,8-9,9-10

James 5:7-10

Matthew 11:2-11

(2013/12/15)

Fr. James preaches about how Gaudete Sunday is a foretaste of Christmas and the importance of an “active” patience in this season.

// Readings (Cycle A) //

Isaiah 35:1-6,10

Psalm 146:6-7,8-9,9-10

James 5:7-10

Matthew 11:2-11

(2013/12/8)

Fr. James preaches on how knowledge of the Lord brings a surpassing peace.

// Readings (Cycle A) //

Isaiah 11:1-10

Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,12-13,17

Romans 15:4-9

Matthew 3:1-12

(2013/12/8)

Bishop Binzer preaches about the model that St. John the Baptist provides for us of humbly preparing the way of the Lord.

// Readings (Cycle A) //

Isaiah 11:1-10

Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,12-13,17

Romans 15:4-9

Matthew 3:1-12

(2013/12/1)

Fr. Anthony preaches about our rootedness in our families, but more fundamentally in God. During this Advent season, we must become convinced that we need a savior.

// Readings (Cycle A) //

Isaiah 2:1-5

Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5,6-7,8-9

Romans 13:11-14

Matthew 24:37-44

(2013/12/1)

Fr. James preaches about the difficulties we can have with the season of Advent, how Advent is about both celebrating Jesus’ “advent” and preparing for His second coming, and how the presence of Christ within us should bring about radical change.

// Readings (Cycle A) //

Isaiah 2:1-5

Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5,6-7,8-9

Romans 13:11-14

Matthew 24:37-44

(2012/12/8)

Fr. James invites us to examine how our own lives compare to Mary’s and how we have made use of the gifts given us by the Lord.

// Readings //

Genesis 3:9-15,20

Psalm 98:1,2-3,3-4

Ephesians 1:3-6,11-12

Luke 1:26-38

(2012/6/24)

Fr. Jan preaches about the modern obsession with “self” and how St. John the Baptist invites us to change our fundamental vision in this regard. We are called not to “self-hood” but sainthood.

// Readings //

Isaiah 49:1-6

Psalm 139:1-3,13-15

Acts of the Apostles 13:22-26

Luke 1:57-66,80

(2012/11/4)

Fr. Jan preaches about how voting on election day is a moral obligation and an act of charity. Just like Saints Thomas More and Thomas Becket, we should put God first in all things, even if that entails suffering.

// Readings (Cycle B) //

Deuteronomy 6:2-6

Psalm 18:2-3,3-4,47,51

Hebrews 7:23-28

Mark 12:28b-34