Browsing the May 2013 archive of Blog, Gospel Readings & Homilies

Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (Luke 9:11-17) …Weekend of 6/1-2/13 … Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

Posted by maureen fogarty on 5/30/13

Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (Luke 9:11-17) …Weekend of 6/1-2/13 … Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Today we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. When we were more attuned to Latin terms, we called this weekend “Corpus Christi” weekend. ... Read More »

Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (John 16: 12-15) …Weekend of 5/25-26/13 ...Trinity Sunday

Posted by maureen fogarty on 5/30/13

Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (John 16: 12-15) …Weekend of 5/25-26/13 … Trinity Sunday. Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity. The mystery of the most Holy Trinity is a basic doctrine of faith in Catholicism, understandable not with our heads but rather with our ... Read More »

Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (John 20: 19-23) …Weekend of 5/18-19/13 … Pentecost Sunday

Posted by maureen fogarty on 5/21/13

Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (John 20: 19-23) …Weekend of 5/18-19/13 … Pentecost Sunday.  Today we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost.  You’ve heard this title “Pentecost” many times.  Do you know what it means?  Pentecost literally means 50th.  Pentecost is a feast celebrated on the 50th day after the Passover feast by the Jews and a ... Read More »

Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (John 14: 23-29) …Weekend of 5/11-12/13 … Seventh Sunday of Easter.

Posted by maureen fogarty on 5/07/13

Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (John 14: 23-29) …Weekend of 5/11-12/13 … Seventh Sunday of Easter.  The Gospel passage for the seventh Sunday of Easter is actually the last part of the “priestly prayer” of Jesus after the Last Supper. This chapter of John’s Gospel has been called “The Testament of Jesus,”  During this ... Read More »

Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (John 14: 23-29) …Weekend of 5/4-5/13 … Sixth Sunday of Easter.

Posted by maureen fogarty on 5/01/13

Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (John 14: 23-29) …Weekend of 5/4-5/13 … Sixth Sunday of Easter.  The Gospel passage for the sixth Sunday of Easter is quite comforting.  Jesus tells the disciples (and us) that “He is going away…BUT…that He will send HIS SPIRIT to be with them/us…always.”  We are reminded that the ... Read More »