Garaventa Center at UP

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

September 2, 2020

At Mass, we all gather as sinners in need of reconciliation. We are one in the debt that binds us to love one another. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

August 26, 2020

The Cross of Jesus Christ affords us our deepest insight into the mystery of God. Click here to connect to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

August 19, 2020

Jesus chooses Simon Peter as the Rock upon which he will build his Church because he correctly identifies him as “the Christ, the Son of the living God” But the way that Peter arrives at that answer is also important, for Peter, and for us. Click here for the Sunday readings, and here for a […]

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

August 5, 2020

While we may not walk on water, if we turn to Jesus every day, other miracles of God’s grace can happen through us. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

July 22, 2020

Christ is our pearl of great price. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

July 15, 2020

We are God’s lawn – a lawn with its share of dandelions. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

June 24, 2020

Our Gospel today is like a magnificent piece of jewelry; let’s say a brooch. On the face of the brooch are clustered an array of precious stones — each of them a saying of our Lord, a many faceted gem, worthy of a lifetime’s reflection. Click here to link to the Sunday readings, and here […]