Entries by Karla Basulto
Funeral Announcement – Gordon Foss
Gordon Foss, a member of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR), was called home by the Lord on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at the age of 92. Gordon served the CCR in the Calgary & Edmonton dioceses. In Calgary, Gordon was a member and leader at St. Luke’s Parish and served on the Alberta Service Committee. […]
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel Reading – Luke 6:39-45 The third and final section of Luke’s Sermon on the Plain begins: And he told them a parable. There are actually four parables, three of which we read today. They are all about how to be a good disciple. The blind cannot lead the blind. And a disciple cannot be […]
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
We are being called to God-like behaviour: radical loving, radical forgiving, radical generosity. If there is no difference between the way we behave and the way non-Christians behave, then how has Jesus transformed us and our faith communities. All Christian behaviour is meant to be God-like and is its own reward. Reflection: Has God’s generous […]
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s gospel reading is the beginning of what is often called the Sermon on the Plain. We find a parallel to this passage in Matthew 5:1-7,11 that is often called the Sermon on the Mount. As these titles suggest, there are differences and similarities between these gospel readings. When spoken from the mountaintop in Matthew’s Gospel, we […]