September 10, 2024
Sometimes, we quickly judge and look for justice through lawsuits and courts. In our lives together in families, the Church, and society, we see injustice and cry, “Life is not fair.” Children suffering abuse, corporations acting out of greed, nations at war, and leaders looking for power for themselves rather than service to others have […]
September 9, 2024
Today’s Liturgy of the Word underscores the passion behind Father Eymard’s words, “Tomorrow will be too late.” Today’s Liturgy of the Word sounds like a pep talk: (1) chastisement for a flagrant sinner among the flock; (2) “no evil…stands against you”; (3) “My sheep hear my voice…and they follow me”; (4) “…is it lawful to […]
September 8, 2024
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Ephphatha! Be Opened! The words of today’s Gospel are echoed in the liturgy for Baptism. Touching the ears and the mouth, the celebrant prays: The Lord Jesus made the deaf hear and the dumb speak. May he soon touch your ears to receive his word and your mouth to proclaim […]
September 7, 2024
Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.” (Luke 6:5) “The goodness of God since my Baptism; his divine Providence in drawing me away from dangers, in effecting a change of place, of condition, even of health, in order to preserve me from enslavement to studies, from the vanity […]
September 5, 2024
“Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool, so as to become wise.” (1 Corinthians 3:18) Saint Thomas Aquinas spent his lifetime extracting wisdom from Scripture. His most outstanding work, The Summa Theologica, is considered a great treasure of the Church, and Thomas’s […]
September 4, 2024
Saint Paul offers us some advice and encouragement in today’s first reading. “Neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but God gives the increase.” This resonates with an old adage, “Do your best and trust God for the rest.” We who are called to ministry, whether ordained, vowed, or lay persons responding […]
September 3, 2024
Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, and Doctor of the Church We do not often remember a saint on the day they became pope and not their death anniversary! Today, we honor Gregory the Great, who became our papal leader on this day in 590. (From 1570 – 1969, the precious liturgical calendar honored […]
September 2, 2024
No doubt you will quote me the saying, “Physician, heal yourself.” In this gospel from Luke, a physician by occupation, Jesus is misperceived by his people even after they marvel at his speaking. To them, he is merely Joseph’s son. Jesus came to the world to cure the sick and poor in spirit, heal souls, […]
September 1, 2024
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time The past five weeks of Sunday gospels have been taken from the sixth chapter of Saint John, which, as we know, is John’s profound reflection on Jesus as the Bread of Life. The lectionary today returns to the Gospel of Mark and to a topic with which we are only […]
August 31, 2024
There’s a saying: we cannot regain lost time. But we can do more than what is ordered by law. “How beautiful is a soul captivated by the love of God, totally given to God. She says I don’t want to be satisfied with just the law; I want to do everything for God.” Saint Peter […]