Quoting "The Word of the Lord" from Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Schwartz's MASS. You cannot imprison the Word of the Lord! We wait, we wait for the Word of the Lord. (Knox County Detention Center and Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Both Isaiah 25:6-10a and Matthew 15:29-37 speak of how God will provide for us. Luke 1:53-55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlKNQBOeQqQ) declares that God has already fulfilled his promises! (Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Matthew, the most Jewish of the gospels, speaks to the universality of the gospel message. How are we called to witness to this universality? (Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Advent calls us to wait in joyful hope. That can be hard if we don't put much stock in waiting, hoping, or having joy. Pope Francis gives us some ideas in his new exhortation, called THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL. (Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Madison Avenue calls Thanksgiving "the most important meal of the year." We take a look at Luke's account of the most important meal in the history of the world (Luke 22:14-20). (Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

The story of the writing on the wall (Daniel 5:1-28) doesn't mean all is doom. The best is yet to come! (Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Two tough readings -- 2 Maccabees 7:20-31 and Luke 19:11-28 -- invite us to reflect on what truly matters to us… and to God. (Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

1 Maccabees 1 is similar to what many of people of faith experience today. In the words of the blind man in Luke 18:35-43, "Lord, help us to see" the plight of our less fortunate brothers and sisters! (Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Luke 21:5-19 is not about WHEN the end of the world is coming; it's about HOW to be prepared! (Holy Ghost Parish, Knoxville, TN)

Since we're exploring the Book of Wisdom this week, we start with a quick definition of "wisdom" from the Catechism. Mother Cabrini's spiritual gifts included energy, determination, AND wisdom! (Blessed John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)