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Saint Charles Borromeo, bishop
Today’s readings Five years ago today, I was ordained a transitional deacon, on my way to becoming a priest. For me it was a very significant day: it was the feast of St. Charles Borromeo, and I was being ordained at the St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. So I feel like I have a bit…
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Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Our first reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians this morning could well have been written to all of us today, couldn’t it? He speaks of a crooked and perverse generation, and all we have to do is watch the news to see examples of that in our own day and age. …
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The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)
Today’s readings This time of year always brings to mind the people I have loved that are no longer with us. I miss my grandparents, an aunt and an uncle who died way too soon, a great uncle who was a special part of our family. In a particular way, I miss my dad who…
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The Solemnity of All Saints
(Mass with the school children) Today’s readings Did you hear that? Jesus says, “Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (And) blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me. Rejoice…
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Saturday of the Thirtieth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” This is the second time this week that we have heard these words. The first was on Sunday, in connection with the Pharisee and the tax collector praying in the temple. Then, on Wednesday, we heard…
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Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
Today’s readings Today, we celebrate two apostles who, as often is the case, are relatively unknown except that they were followers of Jesus. Jude is called Judas in Luke and in the Acts of the Apostles. Matthew and Mark call him Thaddeus. We have in the New Testament the letter of Jude, which scholars say…
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Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings What does it take for us to be known by God? After all, God forbid we’d be among those to whom he says: “I do not know where you are from.” I think the answer comes in that last verse of the reading: “For behold, some are last who will be first, and…
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Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings The injunction for wives to be submissive to their husbands, given in our first reading, certainly offends our modern. That’s just not the kind of thing we say in this society –now. Yet this was the norm in the society in which St. Paul ministered. So that command would hardly have raised an…
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Monday of the Thirtieth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “Loose lips sink ships.” That’s a saying that I learned somewhere in my early elementary school life. I don’t think I fully understood what it meant at the time – all I appreciated was that it told me to keep my mouth shut. But as I’ve lived and matured, I know very well…
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The Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings The thing is, you know, the Pharisee was quite right. His righteousness was beyond reproach. He has been innocent of greed, dishonesty and adultery. He has been more pious than even the law requires. Fasting was only required once a year, on the Day of Atonement, but he fasts twice a week. Tithes…
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