July 5, 2025
Memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal The way we came to know love was that he laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of God remain […]
July 4, 2025
Independence Day (USA) Today, as a country, we observe Independence Day, an opportunity to pause and celebrate the fact that we are a free people. We look back on the history of this American nation, which has been shaped by millions of people who immigrated here from every corner of the globe. They came in […]
July 3, 2025
Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle I recently visited Lakeland, Florida, where I took an in-depth tour of the campus of Florida Southern College. The College has been heralded as the most beautiful college campus in Florida, due to the large number of buildings designed by the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. When Mr. Wright visited […]
July 2, 2025
Thereupon, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their district. This is one of the more interesting passages in Matthew’s Gospel, not only in the cure of the two possessed men, but in the aftermath. The people in the town ask, no beg, Jesus […]
July 1, 2025
As we hear in our first reading with the angel urging Lot onward, we cannot help but think of the early settlers of this great country who trusted in God, and the angels led them through the many journeys to this sacred land. Today, the United States church remembers Franciscan Junipero Serra, who founded the […]
June 30, 2025
Tempus Fugit There certainly is an awareness that time is being wasted. See the impatient one in a long line at the store. See the walking-talking phone operator trotting to the car to get on with the business at hand. Hear the complaining that the Mass went nine minutes overtime. Such hurrying, such rushing, and […]
June 29, 2025
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles In Paul’s Letter to the Galatians, we read: Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas and remained with him for fifteen days. Can you imagine what they shared with one another? Both were called to leadership. Both experienced failures—Peter’s denial and Paul’s […]
June 28, 2025
It is interesting to me that of all the verses in scripture, the Roman Catholic Church could select to pray the words of Matthew 8:8 right before Holy Communion. The centurion knows he is not worthy to have his servant healed by Jesus. The centurion had heard and seen Jesus perform miracles and obviously had […]
June 27, 2025
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus The first reading says, “The lost I will seek out, the stray I will bring back.” We read in St. Luke, “Rejoice with me for I have found my lost sheep.” The Sacred Heart of Jesus loves his people immensely. Our response to a loving God should […]
June 26, 2025
This is such a beautiful liturgical time of the year. Today, we find ourselves between the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ last Sunday and the Feast of the Sacred Heart tomorrow, Friday. Meditating on the meaning of these feast days helps us have a more personal encounter with Jesus, our […]
