Jesus noticed a widow putting a small amount of money oint he temple treasury and told his disciples that she has put in more than all the rich people because she has given all she has to live on. In the context of Luke's Gospel we see that Jesus was not so much praising her generosity as he was condemning the temple system that rested on the backs of the poor "devours the houses of widows." The Good News for us is that God is not asking us to kill ourselves in helping others, but to do what we can with the riches given to us.

For 21 November 2024, The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, based on Luke 19:41-44

For 21 November 2024, The Presentation of Mary, based on Revelation 5:1-10

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP breaks open the readings for the Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, where both Daniel and Jesus predict that the world will fall apart, but God will gather the faithful from the ends of the earth and save them. When our world falls apart, we can fall apart with it in despair, adding to the pain, or we can remember that Jesus is still in the world, still bringing life out of death, and we can look for those signs, trust God, and be beacons of hope for others.<br>
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Sorry, today's Word of Hope was taken down for being too political.

For 6 November 2024, Wednesday of week 31 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 14:25-33

For 3 November 2024, The Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Deuteronomy 6:2-6

On this Feast of All Souls, we ponder what heaven might be like, and we pray that everyone might get there.

On this Solemnity of All Saints, we hear the Beatitudes, and the many ways that we can be holy. With so many different saints in heaven already pulling for us, we can be hopeful of finding our own way to heaven.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP breaks open the readings for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, showing how God works to unite people, while we try to create lines to divide people from one another.<br>
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Readings: Genesis 2:18–24; Hebrews 2:9–11; Mark 10:2–16