Author: Kathryn Getek Soltis

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 30, 2013 1 Kgs 19:16b,19-21; Ps 16:1-2,5,7-8,9-10,11; 2 Gal 5:1,13-18; Lk 9:51-62 What is the nature of a Christian’s moral obligation to her family?  It’s a complex question to be sure,...

Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 5, 2013 Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; Jn 14:23-29 Last month marked the 50th anniversary of Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth), the encyclical of Pope John XXIII...

March 10, 2013 Fourth Sunday of Lent Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Lent marks one of the (usually) few times during the year that we connect our practices of eating with the practice of...

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ~ January 13, 2013 Is 42:1-4,6-7; Ps 29:1-2,3-4,9-10; Acts 10:34-38; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a fascinating feast.  What exactly are we celebrating?  Scripture...