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The Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Many of us have planted gardens, and maybe you’ve put in some plants this year. That was really Father Steve’s thing, and my allergies kind of get in the way of all that, so I’m not doing that this year, but I have in the past. But I’m always astounded when I’ve planted…
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Saint Benedict, Abbot, Father of Western Monasticism
Today’s readings It is with great fondness that I observe this feast of St. Benedict the abbot, and father of western monasticism. My Benedictine roots stem from my college days at Benedictine University in Lisle (then called Illinois Benedictine College), and I have a deep fondness for the monks of St. Procopius Abbey, who staffed…
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Thursday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s Gospel is an impetus for the third Luminous Mystery of the Rosary: the proclamation of the Kingdom of God with its call to repentance. Jesus charges his Apostles to go out and proclaim that the Kingdom is at hand, with all its accompanying signs and wonders. We have to understand that this…
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Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s Gospel underlines the failure of the Jewish leaders of the time. Jesus was casting out demons from many people, which was what they were supposed to do but could not. So instead of checking what was lacking in their faith, they accuse Jesus of being in league with the devil. Jesus sees…
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Monday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I love the words of the Psalmist today: “The Lord is gracious and merciful.” These are words that are easy for us to pray when things are going well, but maybe not so much when we’re going through rough times. It seems like the psalmist is going through some very good times, but…
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The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings So we’re finally in Ordinary Time on a Sunday. We’ve travelled through Lent in which we have been called to repentance, and through Easter during which we have been made new people. We are now here in Ordinary Time when we are called to figure out how to live as a people redeemed…
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Independence Day
Today’s readings We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of…
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Saint Thomas the Apostle
Today’s readings You know, sometimes I think we don’t know what we believe until we’re called upon to explain it. Especially for those of us who are “cradle Catholics” – the ones who were baptized Catholic and have grown up in the faith all our lives. We often just accept the things the Church teaches,…
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The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Today’s readings I remember when I was growing up, often visiting my dear grandmother. I remember when we visited that she had a beautiful framed picture in the living room, given a spot of honor where everyone could see it, and that picture was of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Whenever I think of the…
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