Comm. 239 Appoints New Sgt.

Comm. 239 Appoints New Sgt.

Men from St. Joseph Shrine Commandery #239 (Detroit) after their annual, traditional toast at the Shrine’s Oktoberfest celebration, September 22, 2024.  Ian Bailey (second from right) was appointed a sergeant and presented with his stripes at the event,...
24th Sunday of Ordinary Time 2024

24th Sunday of Ordinary Time 2024

Isaiah 50:5-9 James 2:14-18 Mark 8: 27-35 Today, the twenty-fourth Sunday of ordinary time, we honor and celebrate Christ, the son of God, who humbly accepted the weakness of our human condition. He demonstrated his solidarity with us by generously renouncing himself...
21st Sunday Reflection

21st Sunday Reflection

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR Josh 24:1-2,15-18, Eph 5:21-32, John6:60-69 Today the twenty-first Sunday of ordinary time, the church encourages us to always remain with Christ, the perfect teacher. At times, when we come to the crossroad of life, we become confused...
20th Sunday of Ordinary Time

20th Sunday of Ordinary Time

20th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Prov. 9:1-6; Eph. 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 The first reading speaks about the Wisdom of God. Personifies as a woman. She invites us to a dinner. “Come and eat and drink and live forever.” Who are to be her quest? They are the simple and...
17th Sunday Reflection

17th Sunday Reflection

1 Kings 4:42-44 / Ephesians 4:1-6 / John 6:1-15 In the gospel, a large crowd was following Jesus because they were impressed with the signs He gave by curing the sick. And the gospel tells us that the large crowd numbered around 5,000. That is quite a crowd. And then...