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Patrick Twomey

The Rev. Patrick Twomey is a retired priest of the Diocese of Fond du Lac, and has written our Sunday's Readings column for many years.

Christ in the World (Pentecost 17, Year B)

September 15 | Pentecost 17, Year B Prov. 1:20-33 or Isa. 50:4-9a Ps. 19 or Wis. 7:26-8:1 or Ps. 116:1-8 James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38 Ask any teacher. Students who...

He Lifts Up the Lowly (Pent. 16, Year B)

Sometimes an ethical injunction that may seem obvious has been passed down precisely because it was once far from obvious.

A New Heart (Pentecost 15, Year B)

Of the many fruits of the Spirit, perhaps nothing is more important than unity, peace, and bonds of love.

A New City (Pentecost 14, Year B)

Our patriarch, Abraham, left everything and all other gods in pursuit of the one true God.

Wisdom’s Beginning (Pentecost 13, Year B)

“Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn her seven pillars” (Prov. 9:1).

Get Up and Eat (Pentecost 12, Year B)

Running for his life, thoroughly exhausted and emotionally spent, Elijah prays for the release of death.

Living Bread (Pentecost 11, Year B)

“Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.”

Food in Due Season (Pentecost 10, Year B)

Jesus stands before a hungry crowd. He has compassion on them.

Shepherd and Cross (Pentecost 9, Year B)

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture” (Jer. 23:1).

Joy and Glory (Pentecost 8, Year B)

Joy, hope, and wonder spilled out from every human heart in the presence of Almighty God and the mystery of human love.