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St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Today’s readings St. Aloysius Gonzaga was a well-connected young man who lived during the Renaissance. His father longed for him to become a military hero, and brought him up in the court society. But Aloysius was affected from an early age by a desire to become one with God, and often practiced great penance and…
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Monday of the Twelfth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings It’s quite well known that we men hate to stop and ask for directions. Actually, I am glad I have a GPS in my car, because now I never have to ask for directions any more! But finding the right way to go is important. If you don’t have directions, you’ll never make…
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The Most Holy Trinity
Today’s readings Today’s celebration of the Most Holy Trinity reminds us of the fact that God loved the world he created so much that he was determined to remain in relationship with it. “God so loved the world,” the Gospel tells us, “that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him…
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Saint Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor of the Church
Today’s readings St. Anthony is probably one of the best-known Catholic saints. As the patron for finding lost objects, I’m sure so many of us have prayed, “Tony, Tony, look around, something’s lost and can’t be found.” We all lose track of things from time to time, and it’s nice to have someone to help…
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Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Today’s readings Yesterday, on the Solemnity of the Lord’s Ascension, Jesus promised to be with us until the end of time. In these days after the Ascension, the Liturgy calls us to rely on Jesus’ presence among us and to turn and find our hope in God. Even though Jesus is unseen, having ascended to…
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The Ascension of the Lord
Today’s readings Can you imagine what was going through the disciples’ minds as they stood there watching the Ascension of the Lord? Think about all that they’ve been through. Three years following this Jesus whose words were compelling and whose miracles were amazing and whose way of life was uplifting. But still, there was something…
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Sixth Sunday of Easter [A]
Today’s readings I have been wanting to preach about hope for a while now. There are a couple of reasons for that. First, I don’t think we know what hope is, or at least, I don’t think we think much about what hope is. The world, our society, gives us an idea of what hope…
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School Graduation
Readings: Deuteronomy 31:1-8 – Psalm 145 – 1 Timothy 4:12-16 – Matthew 5:13-16 My dear graduates, you are gathered here for the last time as a class. This has been the home away from home, for many of you, for the last nine or ten years; you have known each other and grown together; you…
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Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Today’s readings Today’s readings are a reminder that we disciples have to be discerning. It is important for us to discern what the truth is so that we can be led to the one who is Truth itself. The Gentiles, who worshiped idols, didn’t have the context of monotheism – that there is one God…
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The Fifth Sunday of Easter [A]
Today’s readings I can see by your attendance here today that you were not caught up in the rapture last night. I bring this up not so much to poke fun at those who mistakenly predict the end of days, but rather to use this occasion to talk about exactly what we Catholics believe about…
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