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Saints Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs
We have been hearing from the martyrs a lot recently. On Wednesday, we remembered Saint Blaise, a bishop and martyr who is the patron saint of those with illnesses, specifically of the throat. Yesterday, we remembered Saint Agatha, a virgin and martyr who was put to death in the third century. Today we remember Saint…
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Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings In today’s Gospel, we have an awful lot of anguish. First is the anguish of Jairus, the synagogue official, whose daughter was near death when he reached out to Jesus. It becomes more distressing when, on the way to heal his daughter, they are confronted with the anguish of the hemorrhagic woman, who…
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The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Today’s readings Who is this king of glory?The Lord of hosts; he is the king of glory. Today we celebrate the traditional end of the Christmas season with this feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The current liturgical end of the Christmas season was back on January 12th, the feast of the Baptism of…
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Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Faith is that moment in our walk with the Lord when we have to put our money where our mouth is. Faith says that we believe that Jesus is who he says he is, and that who he says he is has a profound impact on our life. It’s easy to have faith…
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Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “For he who made the promise is trustworthy.” Brothers and sisters in Christ, if these are the only words we take from this holy place today, we’re doing pretty well. The essence of our faith is based on this rock-solid statement from the writer of Hebrews: “For he who made the promise is…
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Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings This is a tough text from the Gospel today. Jesus says that “whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness…” A lot of people come to me, worrying about whether or not they have “sinned against the Holy Spirit.” There’s a lot of worry around that, but really it’s pretty hard…
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The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday of the Word of God)
Today’s readings I want to begin my homily by reminding you of the words we heard in our first reading from Nehemiah: He read out of the book from daybreak till midday,in the presence of the men, the women,and those children old enough to understand;and all the people listened attentively to the book of the…
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Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Saint Francis de Sales was born in the Savoy region of France-Italy in 1567. In his priesthood, he worked diligently for the restoration of Catholicism in his homeland, reclaiming it from the clutches of the protestant reformation. He became bishop of Geneva, and was known for his writings, work and example. Astonishingly, he says that…
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Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings In today’s Gospel, we have the continued Epiphany of Jesus manifested as one who identifies with sinners. We saw that in last Sunday’s Gospel in which Jesus, who never sinned, came to Saint John the Baptist to be baptized, which was a baptism for the forgiveness of sins. So of course, we know…
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Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings My eldest niece is in graduate school now. But back when she was little, she knew how to wrap Uncle Patrick around her little finger. I remember one time when we were out at the mall, she said something like, “If you want, you can buy me a cookie.” It reminded me of…
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