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Saturday of the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time: A renewed and contrite spirit
Today’s readings This morning, the readings talk about getting it right. They speak of justice and faithfulness and right relationship. All of us who are called to discipleship, which is to say all of us, are called to get this right. In the first reading, the Lord reveals to Ezekiel that each person will be…
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The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today’s readings The tradition of the Assumption of Mary dates back to the very earliest days of the Church, all the way back to the days of the apostles. It was known that Mary had “fallen asleep” and that there is a “Tomb of Mary” close to Mount Zion, where the early Christian community had…
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The 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Taste and See How Good the Lord Is!
Today we return to our consideration of the Bread of Life Discourse in the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel. In today’s Liturgy of the Word, we are presented with instances of people really hungering for something. In the first reading, the prophet Elijah has had just about enough, thank you very much. Despite some successes…
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The Transfiguration of the Lord: Listen to him.
Today's readings "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him." This feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord can be a puzzling one for us to understand. It's an event we've heard about in Gospel readings, but it's not something that we've ever seen. So it's hard, I think, for us to figure out. If…
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Thursday of the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today’s readings present us with two very interesting images. The first is that of a potter working at the wheel. When the object turned out badly, the potter re-created the object until it was right. Jeremiah tells us that just so is Israel, in the hand of the LORD. Not that God couldn’t…
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Mel Gibson’s Apology a Model of Contrition
From CATHOLIC LEAGUE for Religious and Civil Rights “Mel Gibson’s apology is a model of contrition, and it reflects the genuineness of his faith. Indeed, it stands in stark contrast to the ‘If you were offended’ type of apology that we are so accustomed to at the Catholic League. We trust that most Jewish leaders…
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St. Alphonsus Liguori: Patron of Moral Theologians
Today's Gospel: Matthew 5:13-19 | Saint of the Day "Whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Teaching the commandments was something that was always near and dear to the heart of St. Alphonsus Liguori. St. Alphonsus has been called the patron saint of moral theologians since 1950.…
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Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: God’s abundant care for us.
We are taking a bit of an excursus or diversion here for the next few Sundays. You may know that throughout this Church year, we have been reading from the Gospel of Mark. Well, for the next several Sundays (with the exception of next Sunday because it is a special feast), we are reading from…
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St. Martha
Today's readings | Saint of the Day Along with her sister Mary, and brother Lazarus, St. Martha was a personal friend of Jesus. He seems to have come to their house by invitation, not to affect a conversion or anything like that, but just to share some time and a meal. And you know the…
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Thursday of the 16th Week of Ordinary Time: Blessed are Your Eyes and Ears
Today's readings If your spiritual life is anything like mine, it often seems like God still speaks in parables. We often wonder what is the right direction to go in a given situation. We ponder why bad things happen to good people. We puzzle over the meaning of natural disasters, civil unrest, wars and terrorism.…
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