Thursday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time

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Today's readings [display_podcast] Today’s Scripture readings have some “sound bytes” that I have found most meaningful in my prayer life.  Isaiah’s profession of faith today says, “For it is you who have accomplished all we have done.”  What a beautiful … Continued

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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Today's readings:Zechariah 2:14-17, Luke 1:46-55, Matthew 12:46-50Today's feast [more] The Carmelite Order [display_podcast] In the twelfth century, some hermits lived on Mount Carmel in what is now northern Israel.  This was located near the fountain of Elijah.  By the thirteenth … Continued

St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Today's readings [display_podcast] St. Bonaventure is known for his theological writings with regard to holiness.  He was chosen to be minister general of the Franciscan Order in 1257, and devoted himself to bringing the Order to a closer living of … Continued

Fifteenth Sunday: Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens

This was the alternate homily that I gave at 10:45 Mass, during which we accepted a young man into the Order of Catechumens.   In the ancient Church, there were several so-called orders within the assembly.  The main group or … Continued