Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ezekiel 33:7-9
Romans 13:8-10
Matthew 18:15-20

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 20:7-9
Romans 12:1-2
Matthew 16:21-27

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 22:19-23
Romans 11:33-36
Matthew 16:13-20

Those who are campaigning for office in this highly charged emotional atmosphere need not ask, “Who do people say that I am?” They can easily find the answer on the Internet. It is an important question, though. Their political future hinges on the answer.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 56:1, 6-7
Romans 11:13-15, 29-32
Matthew 15:21-28

Generally, I do not think about my godchild Xiao as Chinese. She is simply my godchild and that is as it should be. Nonetheless, it was Xiao who gave me the hope that we are making some progress in valuing diversity.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:22-33

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 55:1-3
Romans 8:35, 37-39
Matthew 14:13-21

Seventeenth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 3:5, 7-12
Romans 8:28-30
Matthew 13:44-52 or 13:44-46

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom 12:13, 16-19
Romans 8:26-27
Matthew 13:24-43 or 13:24-30

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 55:10-11
Romans 8:18-23
Matthew 13:1-23

Fourteenth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Zechariah 9:9-10
Romans 8:9, 11-13
Matthew 11:25-30

American English is a fascinating language. The richness in any living language is the nuance that experience brings to the words. This explains why some words have different meanings for different people.