St. Jerome
Today’s readings “But you, go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.” These are the words that Jesus speaks to one of the crowd following him today. Get your priorities straight and set out doing the ministry you have been called … Continued
Ss. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, archangels
Today’s readings This is the beginning of a rather angelic week for us Catholics. Today we celebrate the feast of the archangels, and on Friday we will have the joy of honoring our guardian angels. We celebrate the way the … Continued
Monday of the Twenty-sixth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings God’s salvation is radical. Zechariah, in the first reading, is speaking to the broken Israel. On account of its sins, it was taken into captivity and exiled to Babylon. The fate they suffered was well deserved. Generations had … Continued
Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings When we think about prophets and prophecy, I think our minds always take us to ancient days. All the prophets we can think of lived many centuries ago: Moses, Elijah, Jeremiah, Amos and all the rest, right up … Continued
Saturday of the Twenty-fifth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Fear is a bad thing. Fear destroys discipleship. In the case of the gospel story today, fear kept the disciples from understanding. As well we know, Jesus was speaking to them about his passion and death, and they … Continued
Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s Gospel is very interesting compared with yesterday’s. Yesterday, Herod was trying to figure out who Jesus was; today Jesus is asking who people said he was. What is most interesting is that the answers both times are … Continued
Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings You know, I think Herod was asking the right question. Sure, he was asking it for all the wrong reasons, but still, it is the right question. And that question is, “Who is Jesus?” What Herod was hearing … Continued
Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I am an over-packer. As hard as I try, I pretty much always pack way too much. So I always wondered why Jesus ordered the disciples to take nothing with them for the journey. No walking stick or … Continued
St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist
Today’s readings How wonderful for us to celebrate the feast of St. Matthew. Because Matthew was qualified to be a disciple of Jesus in much the same way that we are qualified to be disciples of Jesus-which is to say, … Continued
Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time [B]
Today’s readings Nobody ever becomes rich and famous by being righteous. We may never forget who interrupted an awards show or a presidential press conference with an immature comment, but the most truly righteous people will hardly be remembered. How … Continued
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