The Lord offers a parable that invites us to be prepared for the urgent moments that confront us in our spiritual lives. (Lectionary #489)
November 7, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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In response to comments from the Pharisees, Jesus offers two parables that underscore how God seeks us out when we are lost and invites us to repent. (Lectionary #488)
November 6, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Jesus makes it clear about the true cost of being his disciple, offering a couple of parables to underscore what is at stake in our spiritual lives. (Lectionary #487)
November 5, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Jesus offers a parable about an invitation to a banquet, prompting us to consider how we will respond to the Lord's call to follow him today. (Lectionary #486)
November 4, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Jesus challenges us to welcome to our table those who cannot repay us, for heaven smiles when share our blessings with one another. (Lectionary #485)
November 3, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. (Lectionary #671)
November 3, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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We commend our beloved dead to the mercy of God, praying for the repose of their souls and mindful that we embrace the precious gift of life, for one day we will join their ranks. (Lectionary #668)
November 1, 2025 - Cathedral of Christ the King - Superior, WI
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On this feast of All Saints (which is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year,) we remember that we are blessed in the highs and lows of life when we are closely connected to Christ. (Lectionary #667)
November 1, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Jesus speaks to the scholars and Pharisees, reminding them to keep first things first when it comes to our relationship with the Lord. (Lectionary #483)
October 31, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Speaking to the Pharisees, Jesus reflects on his saving work to be accomplished in Jerusalem. (Lectionary #482)
October 30, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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The Lord challenges us to strive to enter through the narrow gate. (Lectionary #481)
October 29, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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After his night vigil in prayer, the Lord calls forth by name from his disciples twelve Apostles to carry out his work. (Lectionary #666)
October 28, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Jesus liberates a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit for eighteen years on the sabbath. (Lectionary #479)
October 27, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
October 27, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Jesus offers a parable, revealing an insight into a compelling and powerful prayer. (Lectionary #150)
October 25, 2025 - St. William Catholic Church - Foxboro, WI
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Jesus exhorts his disciples to repent, and then he offers a parable that encourages us to become spiritually fruitful. (Lectionary #478)
October 25, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Just as we recognize the signs in nature to discern the weather, so too, we discern God's presence in our lives and adjust our spiritual lives accordingly. (Lectionary #477)
October 24, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Jesus speaks of the fire he brings to the earth as he approaches his baptism, inviting us to embrace the flame of faith to purify our hearts and be ready to stand with Christ. (Lectionary #476)
October 23, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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The Lord challenges to recognize our blessings and live them with conviction. (Lectionary #475)
October 22, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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The Lord reminds us to vigilant and ready to respond whenever God knocks on the door of our hearts. (Lectionary #474)
October 21, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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A comment from the crowd prompts Jesus to challenge his disciples to guard against all forms of greed. (Lectionary #473)
October 20, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Let's explore some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the 30th Sunday of the Year. (Lectionary #150)
October 20, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Psalm 121 gives us hope when we are exhausted and empty; our help is from the Lord! (Lectionary #147)
October 18, 2025 - St. William Catholic Church - Foxboro, WI
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Jesus sends out seventy-two disciples to prepare people for his coming, and he shows them how they are to live and act in a practical and powerful way. (Lectionary #661)
October 18, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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Jesus offers a warning against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and the difference between a physical and a spiritual death. (Lectionary #471)
October 17, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI
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