Author Archives: Fr Andrew Gronotte LC

It is essential to carry our cross if we are to be a follower of Christ, as He tells us in the gospel. He tells us this to show us that we can’t turn away when it gets hard. Everything … Continue reading →

Christ makes a deaf and dumb person hear and talk. He fulfills Isiah’s prophesy that we heard in the first reading. It must have been amazing to see Him do these miracles throughout his life. Today He continues to do these … Continue reading →

Once again today the liturgy presents us with Jesus’ long discourse on the Eucharist. Over the past few weeks we Christ keeps telling us that we must eat his body and drink his blood to have life with him. Christ … Continue reading →

God gives Elijah some amazing bread in the desert that gives him strength to journey for 40 days. This is what the Eucharist does for us. Christ in the Gospel claims to be the Bread of Life. He is the … Continue reading →

In the Old Testament, Moses prayed that they would receive food for their journey in the desert. We also are on a journey and pray often in the Our Father, to give us our daily bread. This bread is Christ. … Continue reading →

The miracle Christ works today is for us. We are all part of the crowd that needs food. We all need nourishment, and are all starving for God. He is the only one who can answer all our needs. We … Continue reading →

Summertime is usually when we get to go away and rest for a little. We all need a break from our busy schedules. Even Christ takes a break with his disciples in today’s gospel. He wants to go away with … Continue reading →

The mission that God has invited us to do seems huge. He tells his disciples to go out in pairs to heal the sick without bringing anything. What God asks of us or what we are confronted with seems impossible. … Continue reading →

When Christ was preaching in the synagogue, no one recognized Him. The Jews weren’t expecting anything from this young man who got up to talk to them. They tried to fit him in their categories. They wanted him to be … Continue reading →

We all have our sicknesses like this woman with the hemorrhages or the girl close to death. We may not be physically sick, but sin also is a sickness. We have to reach out in the crowd to touch Christ, … Continue reading →