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Jesus’ Invitation to Fellowship – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, January 25
Called to Discipleship Remarkably, there are few events in Jesus’ life that are recorded in all four Gospels; however, Jesus’ call of his disciples is one of those special events found in every Gospel (Matthew…
Call Waiting – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, January 18
Call Waiting One winter in the city of Juarez, Mexico, so many people camped out in the parks near one of the bridges leading into El Paso, Texas that volunteers from the U.S. began to…
Deep Faith Promotes Mission – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, January 11
Deep Faith Promotes Mission Today’s feast, the Baptism of Jesus, is accorded much importance in the Gospels. Questions about the necessity of baptism for Jesus may arise, but the fundamental interpretation of this event is…
Have you Seen the Star? – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, January 4
Have you Seen the Star? The feast of the Epiphany opens our imagination to understand the wisdom of this event as Scripture tells us. If you haven’t already, read below, my commentary for the Gospel,…
Family: Uniting Life and Love – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, December 28
Family: Uniting Life and Love Family life is where our deepest desires and God’s plan can converge. In his apostolic exhortation Familiaris Consortio (FC) [On the Family], Saint John Paul II wrote: “The family finds…
Stop, Look and Listen – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, December 21
Stop, Look and Listen I met a woman in one of our chapel communities, in a working-class población neighborhood on the fringes of the city of Santiago, Chile, who shared with me a beautiful and…
The Baptist’s Mission – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, December 14
The Baptist’s Mission As Christians we are called to be proclaimers, heralds, and evangelizers. An excellent model for us is none other than John the Baptist. During this Advent season, an exploration into the significance…
Advent is Mission – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, December 7
Advent is Mission This is the time for the hustle and bustle of getting ready for Christmas. Actually, the Christmas sales and decorations could be found on the shelves even before Thanksgiving! Perhaps like some…
Remember the Reason – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 30
Remember the Reason Are you asking yourself, “Where has the year gone by?” “It seems like only yesterday we were enjoying the warm and sunny days of July and August!” I join you with these…
Our Loving Lord and Master – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 23
Christ: Our Crucified King Many of you may remember the beautiful book-play-film, A Man for All Seasons. It is filled with numerous profound insights appropriate for today’s feast, Christ the King. The 1960s masterpiece was…
Steady On – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 16
Steady On I often tell people that my time on mission in Chile prepared me for my return to the United States. Chile lost its democracy in 1973, and it fell to the Church to…
The Story of Dorothy – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, February 1
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Zephaniah 2:3;3:12-13 Psalm 146:6-10 I Corinthians 1:26-31 Matthew 5:1-12a
The Story of Dorothy On February 12, 2005 I was the regional president for the Conference for Religious in Brazil(CRB). I was attending an encounter sponsored by the CRB when I received a phone call…