Daily Gospel – MT 9:35-10:1, 5A, 6-8
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his […]
Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5-8
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his […]
Nelson Mandela
‘The Catholic Church is particular has played a very important role in the fight for justice.’ – Nelson Mandela On this day in 2013, South African human rights activist Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95. Like many black children in early 20th-century South Africa, Mandela attended mission school. He was enrolled in Methodist […]
Daily Gospel – MT 9:27-31
As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!” When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they said to him. Then he touched their eyes and said, “Let […]
Matthew 9:27-31
As Jesus passed on, two blind men followed him crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!” When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they said to him. Then he touched their eyes and said, “Let […]
St. Barbara’s wheat
‘When the wheat goes well, everything goes well.’ A food often associated with the feast of St. Barbara is St. Barbara’s wheat. Why wheat? Legend says that Barbara was fleeing from Roman persecution when she ran through a field of freshly planted wheat. As she ran, the wheat grew instantly, covering her path and protecting […]
Daily Gospel – MT 7:21, 24-27
Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on […]
Matthew 7:21, 24-27
Jesus said, “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse. It had been set solidly on rock.” Jesus says that […]
Xavier Society for the Blind
‘Go forth to strange lands, learn to speak the language and tell the people about the word of God.’ – St. Francis Xavier The Xavier Society for the Blind was founded to provide Catholic religious material to people who are blind or visually impaired. The society began when a visually impaired woman named Margaret Coffey […]
Daily Gospel – MT 15:29-37
At that time: Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he cured them. The crowds were amazed when they saw […]