"Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you."

On the carefully programmed Advent journey to Christmas, Dec. 18, 2011, the Fourth Sunday belongs to Mary.
This is so because Christmas, which celebrates the birth of Jesus,
necessarily involves the motherhood of Mary. Our Discussion Questions
will guide your Sunday Bible Study with family, friends and church groups.

Also on this last Sunday of Advent we begin more intensively to prepare

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field"

This Sunday's passage contains the last three of the set of seven parables that Matthew placed in the center of his gospel. The first two about the treasure in the field and the pearl of great price tell us about the inestimable value of the Kingdom. The third one about the dragnet tells us about the great diversity of its make up. This Sunday we have three parables set before us. Our

“Receive the Holy Spirit."

This Sunday, June 12, 2011,  we celebrate Pentecost, the 50th day that signals the start of the universal mission of the Church -- a mission that overcomes human obstacles and has the Spirit as its driving force. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study sessions with family, friends and church groups.

"Receive the Holy Spirit."

Pentecost is not just another Sunday. Fr.

"He will give you another Advocate to be with you always"

This Sunday, May 29, 2011, is the last Sunday of Easter. We are being prepared for the Ascension of Jesus, which comes next week. He has risen from death and now he is ready to be human in another way, that is, to go to up to heaven, as we hope we will too. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study sessions with family, friends and church groups.

This week, the

"I am the way and the truth and the life."

In the Gospel for this Fifth Sunday in Easter, May 22, 2011, Jesus invites us to let go and trust in Him. He declares that He alone is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study sessions with family, friends and church groups.

This Sunday's Gospel text is taken from St. John's account of the Last Supper. That the Church gives us this

"I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved."

In the Catholic tradition this Fourth Sunday after Easter - celebrated this year on May 15, 2011 - is called Good Shepherd Sunday. It is also kept as a Special Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and the Religious Life. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study sessions with family, friends and church groups.

The Good Shepherd Discourse

God's image as

“Were not our hearts burning within us"

Last Sunday's Gospel was the Gospel of Doubting Thomas. This Sunday's Gospel - May 8, 20011, the Third Sunday of Easter - is the Gospel of the Confused Disciples. Luke's story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus focuses on the interpretation of scripture by the risen Jesus and the recognition of him in the breaking of the bread. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible

"Do not be unbelieving, but believe."

Last Sunday, the Lord signaled the apostles that though they had deserted Him on Good Friday, He forgave them. This Second Sunday of Easter, or Divine Mercy Sunday, Jesus sends Thomas the message that He forgives him for his disbelief in the Resurrection despite reliable eyewitnesses. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study sessions with family, friends and church groups.

"I am the light of the world."

Sunday’s Gospel is about the cure of a blind man—and about the blindness of those who think they can see. Our Discussion Questions for April 3, 2011 - the Fourth Sunday of Lent - will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family, friends and church groups.

Light and darkness

The drama of John 9, the Man Born Blind, is the story of a simple man open to God’s presence and

“This is my beloved Son, listen to him.”

Last week we saw Jesus being tempted just like the rest of us. It was so human. This Sunday - the Second Sunday of Lent -  we see Him transformed into dazzling light. Not so human. What is going on? Is He trying to teach us something? Our Discussion Questions will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family, friends and church groups.

Abraham, Moses Elijah and Jesus

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"You cannot serve God and mammon."

The Gospel set before us this Sunday, February 27, 2011, continues Christ's teaching as given in the Sermon on the Mount. The extract is all about Divine Providence. Jesus does not deny the reality of human needs, but forbids making them the object of anxious care and, in effect, becoming their slave. In our modern consumerist society, it is a teaching that is frequently neglected - even by

"But I say to you, love your enemies"

The Gospel text for this Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, continues with Jesus and His Sermon on the Mount. Christ is not finished. This Seventh Sunday in Ordinary time, He says His people must think not of their rights but of their duties as His followers. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family, friends and church groups.

"Love your Enemies"

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“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

In the Gospel for Sunday we see how Jesus picks up where John the Baptist left off. We are told that He has come to fulfill the scriptures, that He will bring light to the people; we are introduced to Jesus’ inner group of disciples and see how they are called. And we are told about His ministry of healing among the crowds that flocked to hear Him. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Online

"Behold, the Lamb of God"

The poinsettias are gone, the lights are down, the Christmas season is over. Now we move on with the very beginning of Jesus’ public life, usually referred to as his ministry. We come upon John the Baptist seeing Jesus and pointing to him, “Behold the Lamb of God.” Our Discussion Questions for January 16, 2011, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study

"They can no longer die, for they are like angels"

In our Sunday Gospel reading for November 7, 2010 we are presented with the tricky question that the Sadducees posed Jesus to catch him out and to demonstrate the logic of their opinion that there is no resurrection of the body. Our Discussion Questions for this 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family, friends and church groups.Christian

"Today salvation has come to this house"

Sunday's Gospel point out that, before his conversion, Zacchaeus was a short man, someone lacking in height, but that, after his conversion, the tall man gave back what the small man had stolen. Meeting Jesus, it seems, made Zacchaeus grow bigger in stature. Our Discussion Questions for October 31, 2010 - 31st Sunday In Ordinary Time - will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your

"Pray always without becoming weary"

There are two sides to Sunday’s Readings for October 17, 2010, 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time. One theme is “Do not get tired when you are praying.” The other is, when you do, there will be support. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family, friends and church groups.Ground Rules for PrayerThe classic way to stay in touch with God is prayer. Small

"Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!"

Nine of the 10 lepers healed in this Sunday's Readings - October 10, 2010, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time - did not return to praise God for their healing. Nevertheless, they are healed, and the wideness of God's mercy is exalted even in their ingratitude, and ours. Both the stories of Naaman story and that of the10 lepers teach us some powerful lessons about remembrance, gratitude, healing and

"Blessed are you among women"

It is not often that the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary falls on a Sunday. And this weekend, August 15, 2010, our Church reflects on the historical and pastoral significance of this important feast, as well as its relevance for our own life. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family, friends and church groups.Feast of the

“Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (11C), June 13, 2010BURNING QUESTION: What is the Communion of Saints?FEATURED BLOG: Seeking a SignSTORIES OF PRIESTS: From Jewish boy to Catholic priest PASTORAL HISPANA: La Fuerza del PerdonDear Friends,In this Sunday's Gospel story, Luke draws a sharp contrast between the smug and self-righteous