To Praise, to Bless, to Preach: Spiritual Reflections on the Sunday Gospels, Cycle a

by Cameron, Peter John

• ISBN13: 9780879738242
• ISBN10: 0879738243
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Summary

Designed as homily-preparation tools, these books are welcome companions to prayerful study of the Gospels for any Christian, ordained or lay. To some, remembering which Cycle we are currently in is very confusing. To help alleviate this confusion, here is some helpful information. A Cycle will start with the first Sunday of Advent, 2004, and so forth.

Table of Contents

Preface	11	(2)
Introduction	13	(8)
Part One: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels
First Sunday of Advent
Getting Carried Away This Advent	21	(2)
Second Sunday of Advent
Production, Presumption, and Preparation	23	(2)
Third Sunday of Advent
Jesus Our Destiny	25	(2)
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Jesus' Heart, Mary's Hands, and Joseph's Home	27	(2)
The Holy Family
The Formula for a Happy Family	29	(2)
Second Sunday After Christmas
Word, Light, Son	31	(2)
The Epiphany of the Lord
Enlightenment vs. Epiphany	33	(2)
The Baptism of the Lord
Baptism as Regeneration	35	(2)
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Behold	37	(2)
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Joseph: Exemplar of the Ministry of Jesus	39	(2)
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Blessedness of Jesus	41	(2)
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Salt and Light	43	(2)
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Beatitudes in Action	45	(2)
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Pattern of the Passion	47	(2)
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Piety vs. Paganism	49	(2)
Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Known by Jesus	51	(2)
First Sunday of Lent
The Temptations and the Lord's Prayer	53	(2)
Second Sunday of Lent
The Glory of the Beautiful	55	(2)
Third Sunday of Lent
The Process of Conversion	57	(2)
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Seeing the I Am	59	(2)
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Tabor at Lazarus' Tomb	61	(2)
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
Profession, Prayer, and Passover	63	(2)
Easter Sunday
Approach, Embrace, Worship	65	(2)
Second Sunday of Easter
John's Sermon on the Mount	67	(2)
Third Sunday of Easter
Abundant and Burning of Heart	69	(2)
Fourth Sunday of Easter
The Voice of the Shepherd	71	(2)
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Having Faith in Jesus	73	(2)
Sixth Sunday of Easter
The Ten Commandments	75	(2)
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Glory, Belonging, and Eternal Life	77	(2)
Pentecost Sunday
The Person Known Through Relationship	79	(2)
The Most Holy Trinity
Truth, Goodness, and Beauty	81	(2)
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Presence, Person, Power	83	(2)
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Seeing and Hearing	85	(2)
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Abandonment and Apostleship	87	(2)
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Overcoming Fear	89	(2)
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Apostolic Church	91	(2)
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Revelation of the Father in Us	93	(2)
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Seed of Faith, Hope, and Love	95	(2)
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Weeds, Mustard Seed, and Leaven	97	(2)
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Instructed in the Kingdom	99	(2)
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Withdrawal and Satisfaction	101	(2)
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Ark of the Church	103	(2)
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
What Makes Faith Great	105	(2)
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saying Who Jesus Is	107	(2)
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Thinking as God Does	109	(2)
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Power of Two or Three	111	(2)
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Forgiveness From the Heart	113	(2)
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Justice of Heaven	115	(2)
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Changing Our Mind	117	(2)
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Respect and Inheritance	119	(2)
Twenty-Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Wedding Feast and the Worthy Guest	121	(2)
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
What Belongs to God	123	(2)
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Heart, Soul, Mind	125	(2)
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Humble Exalted	127	(2)
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom, Oil, and the Bridegroom	129	(2)
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
What the Talents Are Not	131	(3)
Christ the King
Startling Majesty	134	(5)
Part Two: Reflections on Solemnities and Also Feasts that May Fall on Sunday
The Immaculate Conception
Sublime Credit to Our Race	139	(2)
Christmas
How the Birth of Jesus Comes About	141	(2)
Mary, Mother of God
Led to the Mother	143	(2)
The Presentation of the Lord
The Presentation and the Assumption	145	(2)
St. Joseph, Husband of Mary
The Mission of Joseph	147	(2)
The Annunciation of the Lord
Abolishing the Conflict	149	(2)
The Ascension of the Lord
Memory, Word, Presence	151	(2)
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Herald of the Sacraments	153	(2)
Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles
Belonging and Apostleship	155	(2)
The Transfiguration of the Lord
Transfiguration and Virtue	157	(2)
The Assumption
Translation to Life	159	(2)
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
How to Exalt the Holy Cross	161	(2)
All Saints
How to Tell if Someone Is Holy	163	(2)
All Souls
Time to Meet One Another	165	(2)
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
The Dedication That Rededicates Us	167	(2)
Conclusion	169	(10)
Index	179