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Monday of the Thrity-first Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways! How often would we like to figure out what’s going on in God’s mind? Wouldn’t it be great to just be able to see the big picture as God sees it…
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St. Martin de Porres
Today’s readings | Today’s saint Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted. So much of our progress in living the Christian life is hampered by our own ego, self-centeredness and pride. Many people think sexual sins are the worst sins there are. While they are certainly…
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All Souls: The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed
Readings: Wisdom 3:1-9 | Revelation 21:1-7 | Matthew 25:31-40 When I celebrated this Liturgy last year, the homily I gave was pretty straightforward. It was theologically accurate and liturgically sound. This year, the experience is a little different for me, and so will the homily be different. Many of you know that this past May,…
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The Solemnity of All the Saints
Today’s readings | Today’s feast (more) Mass for the School Children 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…
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Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Fall is one of those times when we really notice creation. Leaves are changing, the air is getting cooler, the hours of sunlight are rapidly diminishing. It makes us grateful for the bits of life that we still see, because we know that the winter is coming and we will be groaning in…
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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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All Creatures of Our God and King
“All Creatures of Our God and King is one of my very favorite Catholic hymns. The tune is Lasst Uns Erfreuen, and it is also the tune for “Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones” (which is timely, with All Saints Day coming up this week!” The wonderful fall colors got me thinking along these lines…
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Autumn in Naperville
Autumn is here in Naperville and I love it. I didn’t think we would get many nice colors this year with the weather we’ve had, but there are some nice oranges and reds in some of the trees around here. These are right at the corner outside the Church and provide a nice backdrop, depending…
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Saturday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Sin is exhausting. Anyone who has struggled with sin, or a pattern of sin, in their lives can tell you that. Those who have been dragged down by any kind of addiction or who have tried to work on a character flaw or striven to expel any kind of vice from their lives…
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Thursday of the Twenty-ninth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Psalm 1 is one of my very favorite psalms. Listen to it again: Blessed the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked Nor walks in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of the insolent, But delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on his law day…
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