Sunday

31 Jul 2016

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C Click here for all content for this cycle Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23  Qoheleth expresses the universal outrage: what good is anything to us who will die?

Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17  Life is short, but not cheap. Let wisdom be your guide through your days.

Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11  Earthly goals and distinctions are exposed as irrelevant in Christ.

Luke 12:13-21  The rich man has so much. Too bad he doesn't know his life is over.

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The inner word

What’s in your heart?

The Hebrew word the reading from Ecclesiastes uses for vanity literally means “breath” or “vapor”: something fleeting and lacking substance.

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Exploring the word

Don't eat it

The best things in life—aren't things. Somewhere deep down, many of us suspect this. Some may even accept it and strive to live in the direction of higher values.

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In other words

The Sunday gospel in everyday English

Someone out of the crowd said, “Teacher, order my brother to give me a fair share of the family inheritance.”

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Homily stories

And then what?

A young student was asked by his teacher what he wanted to be when he grew up. Without thinking the student said, "I don't know."

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Prayers

Penitential Act & Prayer of the Faithful

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

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Quotes

Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.

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