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Today’s readings Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of Catholic worship is our celebration of the Eucharist. We state very strongly that it’s not just a symbol, not just a nice memory. It is the actual Body and Blood, Soul and … Continued
Today’s readings What wonderful words we have in today’s Gospel to close out the Christmas season: “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well-pleased.” We have come a long way since December the 25th. Jesus, the Son of God, … Continued
Today’s readings Jesus’ ministry on earth was all about healing. Indeed, that’s what he came to do: to heal us, set things right, from the inside out, so that we would be able to enter the Kingdom. In today’s gospel, he heals … Continued
Today’s readings You may have heard of Viaticum, which we generally think of as one’s last Communion. Indeed, the Church encourages us by precept of the Church to receive Holy Communion in our last moments, if at all possible. The … Continued
Today’s readings I’m Italian on my mother’s side of the family, and in our family, as in families of other ethnicities, I am sure, the prospect of not having enough food for people to eat at a gathering is the … Continued
Today’s readings This week, I looked back in my homilies to the one I did a few years ago on this Sunday, and I had to chuckle just a little bit. I talked about the fact that it’s hard to listen … Continued
Today’s readings If you’ve ever travelled abroad, to a country where English is not the spoken language, maybe you’ve had this experience. I travelled to Mexico when I was in seminary to learn Spanish. The first day I was there, we went … Continued
Today’s readings This feels like a little bit of deja-vu for me, because I just did a video lesson on holy water for the school kids yesterday. Water is so important to us, and we see a lot of water in … Continued
Today’s readings I think we have to be a little bit careful about how we read and hear today’s readings. We’re still in the Christmas season – at the end of it, actually – and, more precisely, we’re at the octave … Continued
Readings: Isaiah 30:19-26 | Psalm 27 | Matthew 3:1-12 How often do we all have sins that we would like to see go away and leave us alone already, but then go back and do the same things again? We can’t … Continued
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