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Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Why are we still here????? Have you ever thought about that? Why is it that Jesus has been so long in returning? Why hasn’t he come back to put all things to their proper conclusion? Why do we still have wars being fought all over the earth? Why is there still terror, and…
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St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Today’s readings St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, who was called “Mother Cabrini” during her life, was a humble woman of great faith and fortitude, who stayed with her mission. She was refused entrance to the religious order that had educated her. So she began working at an orphanage, eventually becoming a sister in the religious order…
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St. Josaphat, bishop and martyr
Today’s readings Saint Josaphat was born in what is now Poland to Orthodox parents. He later became a Basilian monk, and was chosen bishop of Vitebsk, in what is now Russia. His task was not an easy one, because the orthodox monks did not want union with Rome. They feared interference in liturgy and customs,…
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Pope St. Leo the Great, doctor of the Church
Today’s readings Pope St. Leo the Great was known to be a wonderful administrator of the Church. But far from being caught up in purely administrative matters, he was also a very spiritual and prayerful man, many of whose great writings have become part of the lifeblood of our Church. He was elected to the…
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Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome
Today’s readings Today we celebrate the feast of the dedication of the Cathedral of St. John Lateran in Rome. Most people think of St. Peter’s Basilica as the pope’s church, but that’s not true. As the Bishop of Rome, his Cathedral Church is the Lateran Cathedral, once dedicated to our Savior, but now named for…
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The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
Today’s readings It’s been a couple of years now since Dad died, but I still miss him all the time. Yes, with time, the grief has subsided a bit, and the days are a little easier. But the memories, great memories, are still there, and the absence of my father still leaves a hole in…
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The Solemnity of All Saints
Today’s readings How would you react if someone called you a saint? We hear that, sometimes, don’t we? When we do something good for someone, sometimes they’ll say, “Oh, thank you, you’re a saint!” But how does that make you feel? Do you bristle a bit and think, “not me!”? I think we all have…
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Saturday of the Thirtieth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings When we are deeply concerned about our own needs, our own prestige, our own honor, we often end up falling into a pit. Because that kind of thinking is its own kind of blinder. We can’t see past all that to notice the greatness of God, and to rejoice in what he is…
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Friday of the Thirtieth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings It could have been jealousy. Or maybe they just felt threatened. Either way, the Pharisees had lost sight of the mission. You could see how they would have been jealous: here they are working long and hard to take care of the many prescripts of their religion, attending with exacting detail to the…
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Ss. Simon & 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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