Mary, the Mother of God
Today’s readings My mother has a lot of stories about me as I was growing up. Some of them are funny or interesting, others are just a little painful or embarrassing. I suspect your mother has or had stories like … Continued
Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas
Today’s readings What did you get for Christmas? Was it everything you’d hoped for? Or are you at that stage of life where gifts are nice, but you really don’t need anything special? A lot of my family has come … Continued
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Today’s readings It’s certainly appropriate that we celebrate the Holy Family today, just a few days after Christmas. This feast helps to underscore that Jesus came to live among us in a very ordinary way: by taking flesh and becoming … Continued
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
Today’s readings “He saw and believed.” The “other” disciple, often called the “beloved” disciple or the disciple “whom Jesus loved,” is St. John the Apostle and Evangelist, the one we celebrate today. St. John had a very special relationship with … Continued
The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
You know, on paper, what we celebrate today is all clean and neat, and as the centuries have washed the story, it’s easy for us to swallow. I think about Linus famously proclaiming the Christmas story in the well-loved Charlie … Continued
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent: O Emmanuel
Today’s readings “Lift up your heads and see; your redemption is near at hand.” So says the psalmist today and all indications are that that psalmist is absolutely right! Even the last-minute shoppers are starting to panic, there’s only one … Continued
Friday of the Third Week of Advent
Today’s readings [Today’s homily was for the school children on their last day of school before Christmas break. UPDATE: Unfortunately, I didn’t get to celebrate Mass with them because they had a snow day. Rats.] I can’t believe it but … Continued
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent: O Adonai
Today’s readings “Come, let us worship the Lord, for he is already close at hand.” Each day from the seventeenth through the twenty-third of December, a verse is assigned to each day that we call the “O Antiphons.” We hear … Continued
Advent Penance Service
Readings: Isaiah 61:1-3, Matthew 9:1-8 This afternoon I was thinking about the fact that people don’t experience things in the same way. I was in downtown Naperville with my sister, my two nieces and my nephew. We were out having … Continued
Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent
Today’s readings The chief priests and the elders of the people were always trying to decide who got into heaven. The criteria was strict adherence to the law, and any flaw in one’s obedience left them out of the picture. … Continued
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