February 15, 2026
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time We speak of a wisdom to those who are mature…we speak God’s wisdom, mysterious, hidden… The gospel reading today presents us with the Ten Commandments and our call to be faithful in living these precepts in our daily lives. They are the touchstone of our moral lives. Oftentimes, the measure […]
February 14, 2026
Memorial of Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop Today’s reading incorporates a history lesson of political and religious maneuvers following the death of King Solomon (1 Kings 12:26-32) and the worship of false gods (verses 28-32). Humanity tends to take the path of least resistance, often failing to consider that we are provided with a […]
February 13, 2026
A healing word of God in the responsorial psalm asks, “If only my people would hear me, and Israel walk in my ways.” Jesus is traveling to the peripheries, the Decapolis, and the people recognize him as one who has healing powers. They brought a fellow who was unable to hear or speak clearly to Jesus. Helpless […]
February 12, 2026
Today, we have one of the most amazing stories in the four Gospels: the exchange between Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman. It appears that Jesus, exhausted from so many people seeking healing, wanted some “downtime “with his friends, away from the crowds. But a Greek woman “intrudes” upon his peaceful break and falls at his […]
February 11, 2026
Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes There is no record of Saint Peter Julian ever visiting Lourdes, which did not become a pilgrimage site until 1876, 8 years after his death. But his own deep devotion to Our Lady might have drawn him in prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes! In today’s Gospel, Our […]
February 10, 2026
“Can it indeed be that God dwells on earth? If the highest heavens cannot contain you, how much less this temple which I have built” (1 Kings 8:27). Even at the height of Israel’s glory, Solomon knew that no structure—however large and sacred—could contain the living God. The heavens themselves are too small. And yet, […]
February 9, 2026
We look in mirrors every day—literal mirrors, as well as the mirrors of our neighbors’ eyes and faces. But what do we see: sickness or health, emptiness or fullness, anxiousness or calmness, rejection or acceptance? Oftentimes, we see but fail to recognize what we have seen. In today’s gospel, Mark states that the “people immediately […]
February 8, 2026
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time We’ve heard the phrase a thousand times. “You are the salt of the earth.” The Romans had the saying, “Nil utilius sole et sale.” There’s nothing more useful than sun and salt. They believed that salt was the purest element of the earth because it came from basic components of […]
February 7, 2026
Jesus said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat. (Mark 6:31) The disciples had just returned from their mission and were depleted. Jesus knew they needed to regain their strength. Mark’s comment […]
February 6, 2026
Memorial of Saints Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs The 26 priests and brothers honored today were arrested for being Christians. Taken to the public square of Meakoto to the city’s principal Shinto temple, they each had a piece of their left ear cut off and then were paraded from city to city for weeks with […]