Browsing the 2025 archive of Thoughts from Fr. Bob
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time - January 19, 2025
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 1/20/25
We celebrated Epiphany two Sundays ago, but each of the Gospels since then has also featured epiphanies. An epiphany is a sudden manifestation or revelation of something that had been unknown, as in when the magi found the newborn king in a humble stable. But another occurred at Jesus’ ... Read More »
The Baptism of the Lord - January 12, 2025
Posted by Fr Bob Betz on 1/08/25
Over the Christmas season, which ends today, the Gospel passages have told how God’s Son was made manifest to the world. The angels told the shepherds that a savior had been born in Bethlehem. The Magi followed the star to give homage to the new born Messiah. In his ... Read More »