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Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” John 20: 1-9…Weekend of 3/30-31/13 … Easter Sunday…
Posted by Jay Van Amburgh on 3/31/13
This weekend we celebrate the greatest event of our faith…the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Easter is the greatest and the most important feast in the Church. Did you know that? Let me list three prominent reasons for this assertion: 1) The resurrection of Christ is the basis of ... Read More »
Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (Luke 19: 28-40 and Luke 22:14 - 23:56) …Palm Sunday…also known as Passion Sunday
Posted by Jay Van Amburgh on 3/31/13
This weekend we actually have two Gospel readings. The first recounts Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. You remember the story …the Jews welcomed Jesus as He rode into town on a colt. They put palm branches in front of Him (a sign of respect) and shouted “Blessed is the King who ... Read More »
Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (John 8: 1-11)… Weekend of 3/16-17/13 … 5th Sunday of Lent.
Posted by Jay Van Amburgh on 3/17/13
This weekend’s passage from the Holy Gospel tells the familiar story of the woman caught in adultery. This story of a woman’s sin…committed and forgiven…shows the inexhaustible mercy and compassion of Jesus to sinners. The Gospel story also demonstrates how Jesus cleverly escaped from the trap laid by the ... Read More »
Sister Kate Blog - March 2013
Posted by maureen fogarty on 2/26/13
Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (John 20: 1-9…Weekend of 3/30-31/13 … Easter Sunday…
This weekend we celebrate the greatest event of our faith…the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Easter is the greatest and the most important feast in the Church. Did you know that? Let me ... Read More »
Sister Kate's Blog - February 2013
Posted by maureen fogarty on 1/28/13
Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (Luke 4: 1-13)… Weekend of 2/16-17/13 … 1st Sunday of Lent. It’s here…the beginning of Lent! If you’re anything like me, the beginning of Lent always brings back memories of my childhood. You remember…giving up candy, going to Stations of the Cross ... Read More »
Sister Kate's Blog - January 2013
Posted by maureen fogarty on 1/01/13
Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week” (Luke 2: 22-40)… Weekend of 1/26-27/13…Third Sunday of Ordinary Time...This weekend’s Gospel is actually a rendering of Jesus’ “inaugural speech” in the synagogue of Nazareth as He begins His public ministry. As you know, we just listened to President Obama’s second inaugural address this past week. An ... Read More »
Sister Kate's Blog - November
Posted by maureen fogarty on 12/21/12
Weekend of 11/24-25/12 … Sister Kate’s “Gospel (Mark 11: 9-10) Question for the Week”… Today’s Holy Gospel is quite short…just two verses, but these two verses present a very considerable image. The image we receive from this Gospel passage is the victorious Christ as King in heaven in all ... Read More »
Sister Kate's Blog - September
Posted by maureen fogarty on 12/20/12
Weekend of 9/29-30/12 …There are MANY messages in this weekend’s passage of the Holy Gospel. The first that comes to my mind is “tolerance.” In the beginning of this Gospel passage, the disciples are complaining to Jesus that there is someone “outside of their group” who is performing healings ... Read More »
Sister Kate's Blog - December
Posted by maureen fogarty on 12/20/12
Weekend of 12/29-30/2012 … Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question of the Week (Luke 1:39-45) This weekend we celebrate “Holy Family” Sunday. The Holy Gospel presents us with a story that resembles every parent’s nightmare. The Holy Family had traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover and when they started for home; ... Read More »
Sister Kate's Blog - October
Posted by maureen fogarty on 8/20/12
Weekend of 10/27-28/12 … Sister Kate’s “Gospel Question for the Week”… In today’s Holy Gospel, we find the familiar story of Bartimaeus, the blind man. His meeting with Jesus gave Bartimaeus the gift of sight after being blind most likely since birth. Can you imagine this gift of ... Read More »