The 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time -- June 16 2024

Today we will hear all the readings first together, then the commentary, as they are all pretty well tied together by the theme of a plant. We'll hear the details about that in the commentary, but I am reminded of God's presence in nature here in my own area, where we are experiencing the emergence of two different cohorts of cicadas. That makes it a noisy time, and there are lots of cicada shells around, as well as a lot of the animals themselves. God created them, and we can learn a lot from them. Note that Scripture readings are from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, Copyright Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., used with permission. Commentary copyright Peter Kreeft, published by Word on Fire, used with permission.