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The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I really think one of the greatest obstacles to progress in our spiritual lives is the thought that we have to do everything ourselves. That we have to be trained and recognized and that whatever it is that has to be done has to be done by us. After all, we are good…
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Saint Benedict, Abbot, Founder 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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The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings I often wonder how people get through the hard times of their lives if they don’t have faith. We can all probably think of a time (or several) in our lives when we were sorely tested, when our lives were turned upside-down, and, looking back, we can’t figure out how we lived through…
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Independence Day
Today’s readings: Isaiah 57:15-19 | Psalm 85:9-14 | Philippians 4:6-9 | John 14:23-29 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…
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Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings You probably remember, maybe not fondly, the readings we had from the Books of Kings the last couple of weeks. The names were hard to pronounce, and their deeds were hard to hear. Each and every one of the kings was worse than the one who had preceded him. How often did we…
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The Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings My absolute favorite line from this Gospel reading is, “Then he put them all out.” I can just imagine Jesus going into the house, encountering the mourners, seeing the lack of faith in all of them, and saying “Go on! Get outta here! I’ve got work to do!” Or maybe that’s just how…
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Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
Today’s readings Today we celebrate a feast of great importance to our Church. Saint Peter, the apostle to the Jews, and St. Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, come together to show how the Church is truly universal, that is, truly catholic. There are similarities between the two men. Simon’s name is changed to Peter…
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Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr
Saint Irenaeus was a student who had great patience in investigating truth and falsehood, and was tremendously protective of apostolic teaching But his purpose was not to prove people wrong, but instead to win over his opponents and foster their faith. Irenaeus did major work in responding to the Gnostic heresy. The Gnostics claimed access…
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Thursday of the Twelfth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Have you accepted Jesus as your personal Savior? I’m sure you’ve heard this question, perhaps someone even asked you that question. They teach that all you have to do is make that one-time decision and you’re saved. Not so fast. If salvation were something magical that came about as the result of just…
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The Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings What on earth do you do when everything comes crashing down around you? That’s a question that, quite frankly, all of us have to deal with at some time or another in our lives. Some people get more than their share of sadness, but really all of us have a heap of frustration…
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