October 24, 2024
The readings for today’s liturgy are among my favorites. The text from Ephesians is a prayer of Saint Paul for his readers, one that we could meditate on and pray many times over. What more can we wish one another, besides the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ, to grasp the breadth, length, height, and depth […]
October 23, 2024
The words of Jesus in Luke’s Gospel and the letter of Saint Paul today take us to the end of time. We are to ponder the day when the Son of Man will return. Call it the Second Coming, the Parousia, the Apocalypse, the end of days, and so on. No one will be warned […]
October 22, 2024
You are Citizens like all the Saints Today, we celebrate Saint John Paul II, a saint of our time. Some of us had the opportunity to be close to him, and we felt the warmth of his holiness. John Paul was a Pope fitting in his time. He was a true missionary who moved to […]
October 21, 2024
Here’s a riddle for you. This item cannot be purchased at any store or online. There is no catalogue, and it cannot be delivered by UPS or US Mail. It’s not returnable and does not come in colors or sizes. However, when you need some of this, you will receive more than you can imagine. […]
October 20, 2024
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s gospel reports the well-known incident when James and John asked Jesus to promise them a favor. “Grant that in your glory, we may sit one at your left and the other at your right.” They asked this question immediately after Jesus had revealed to them, for the third time, […]
October 19, 2024
Memorial of Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs Can we do any less? Jesus called the eleven together and gave them a task. He told them to “go and make disciples of all nations…teaching them to observe all I have commanded you.” He sent them into the world with a […]
October 18, 2024
Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens,… The above phrase is taken from the epistle for this feast. Ignatius, the third bishop of Antioch, is famous for the seven […]
October 17, 2024
By grace, we have been saved! Amen! Indeed, our salvation is a gift of unconditional love from our gracious God. We don’t need to try harder, pray more, debase ourselves, or boast of our many trials and tribulations. We must surrender to God’s mercy, compassion, and love. Yet some resist and continually ask, “What shall […]
October 16, 2024
As you read today’s Eucharistic Reflection, Pope Francis will be gathered for the Second Collegial Session of the Synod on Synodality in Rome. A representative group of bishops, priests’ women religious and lay men and women of the universal Church will seek to understand and implement the reality of synodality and, through that process, to […]
October 15, 2024
Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin, and Doctor of the Church My wife, a retired nurse, remarked as we were discussing my reflections on this daily reading that mentions circumcision and why it is still performed today. She said that circumcision reduces the chances of cervical cancer among women. I realized that both Jesus […]