Thursday after Ash Wednesday
Today’s readings Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood and looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in the undergrowth; Then … Continued
Ash Wednesday, Take Two
[Okay, when I said I wasn’t posting my homily that’s before the snow made me do the 7:30pm Mass instead of our weekend assistant. So here’s the more adult-oriented homily I gave at that Mass, excerpted and adapted from last … Continued
Monday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings “O LORD, how many are my adversaries!” That is what the Psalmist cries out today. And well he might, because we see those many adversaries in today’s Liturgy of the Word. The casting out of the demon Legion … Continued
Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Well, here we are, with Lent staring us in the face already. We just finished the season of Christmas and Epiphany, and the year Easter comes early, so we are gearing up for our next intense spiritual season. … Continued
The Presentation of the Lord II
Today’s Readings Back in the time that Jesus lived, it was a law that every first-born male in a family was presented to God, given to God to do God’s will. They would come on the fortieth day of the … Continued
The Presentation of the Lord I
Today’s readings (Used a “vigil” of this feast for the school children to close Catholic Schools Week.) Back in the time that Jesus lived, it was a law that every first-born male in a family was presented to God, given … Continued
Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings The story of David and Bathsheba and Uriah the Hittite is compelling. It almost seems like the kind of thing you’d hear on a soap opera or some kind of crime drama. But here we have it right … Continued
Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings About fifteen years ago now, my home parish put on a production of the musical Godspell, and somehow I found myself part of the cast. If you’ve ever seen the musical, you know that it is based on … Continued
The Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Today’s readings “Not as man sees does God see, because he sees the appearance but the LORD looks into the heart.” This instruction to Samuel is both a good thing and a bad thing for us, I think. It’s good … Continued
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings This Church year, this year of grace, began last November with the First Sunday of Advent. Since then, we’ve been through Advent and Christmas, Epiphany and the Baptism of the Lord. Today is our first “green” Sunday, actually … Continued
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