Beginning Anew
Gifts for Our Growth
The Need for Knowledgeable Zeal for God (Rom 10:1-10)
The Healthy Ordering of the Church (Rom 12:6-14)
Enduring Tests and Facing Temptations (Mt 14:22-34)
Harnessing the Power of Religion (Mt 17:14-23)
Are You Saved?
The True Nature of Forgiveness
Standing Firm as a Community of Faith (1 Cor 16:13-24)
God Wants to Astonish Us! (Luke 5:1-11)
Why Must We Love Our Enemies? (Lk 6:31-36)
The Use of Our Wealth (2 Cor 9:6-11)
The Parable of the Soils (Lk 8:5-15)
The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31)
The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniac (Luke 8:26-39)
The Healing of Jairus' Daughter and the Woman with the Flow of Blood (Luke 8:41-56)
The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
Christ is Our Peace (Ephesians 2:14-22)
The Lineage of Jesus (Matthew 1:1-25)
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee (Luke 18:10-14)
Sunday of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)
Forgiveness Sunday (Matthew 6:14-21)
Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross (Mark 8:34-9:1)
Trusting in the Promises of God (Mark 9:17-31)
Holy Pascha (John 1:1-17)
His Resurrection is Our Resurrection (John 20:19-31)
Devotion, Persistence, Endurance and Courage (Mark 15:43-16:8)
The Free Will to be Healed (John 5:1-15)
Submitting to the Truth (John 4:5-42)
Willful Spiritual Blindness (John 9:1-38)
Pentecost (John 7:37-52; 8:12)
Reclaiming the Mission of the North American Church (Matthew 4:18-23)
Mercy as the Path to Healing (Matthew 8:5-13)
Evil Divides, God Unites (Matthew 8:28-9:1)
Gifts to Build the Body (Romans 12:6-14)
Let Us Love One Another (Romans 15:1-7)
Perfectly Joined in Unity (I Corinthians 1:10-18)
The Stormy Sea of Life (Matthew 14:22-34)
Strong Faith to Fight Secret Sins (Matthew 17:14-23)
Sharing the Gift of Forgiveness (Matthew 18:23-35)
Forgiveness is at the heart of the gospel message and Christian experience. As Christians living in the community of faith, we are called to share all things in common. Fr Tom explains that this includes sharing the mercy and compassion with one another that we first received from Christ. (Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost)
Mary: Image of What We Can Be (Mt 19:16-26; Lk 10:38-42; 11:27-28)
The readings presented by the Church on this day remind us of the most fundamental teachings about what we believe and who we are called to be as Christians. As we celebrate the Falling Asleep of the Mother of God, Fr Tom tells us that the Virgin Mary is the one who embodies hearing and keeping those most basic teachings. (Dormition of the Mother of God, Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost)
Growing God's Kingdom (Matthew 21:33-42)
As Christians, we have been entrusted with the Kingdom of God. But this great gift comes with a responsibility. Fr Tom explains that the parable of the Vinedressers is God's warning to us to fulfill our essential mission to grow the Church. (Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Our Intimate Union with Christ (Matthew 22:1-14)
The scriptures are replete with examples describing the union between God and His people as a marriage. Fr Tom teaches us that the intimate union God desires to have with us begins with our baptism. It's up to us, however, to keep our garment undefiled in order to worthily partake of the eternal Marriage Supper of the Lamb with His Bride. (Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Beheading of St John the Baptist)