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? Perhaps you, like me, are at the stage where the gifts are nice, but being together at Christmas is the real gift. Today’s first reading is … Continued
The Holy Innocents
Today’s readings Right here in the middle of the joy of the Christmas Octave, we have the feast of what seems to be an incredibly horrible event. All of the male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem two years old … 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. Stephen, Deacon & Martyr
Today’s readings St. Stephen was one of the first deacons of the Church, chosen to aid in the distribution of food to those in need, so that the Apostles could continue their work. He was a man who was filled … Continued
The Nativity of the Lord: Mass During the Day
Today’s readings All during Advent, we have been yearning for the light. Advent reminds us that the world can sometimes be a very dark place, that war and terrorism and crime and disease and sin and death can really give … Continued
The Nativity of the Lord (Vigil Mass): Joseph’s Story
Today’s readings Once, a very long time ago, there was a man named Joseph. He was a well-respected and hard-working man, from the family of the great king David. But since Israel hadn’t been a great nation in a long … Continued
The Baptism of the Lord
Today’s readings Let’s reflect on two things today: the violence and the voice. First, the violence. Back on the first Sunday of Advent we read from the book of the prophet Isaiah. That particular reading was focusing on how bad … Continued
Friday After Epiphany
Today’s readings Today I used the readings from Epiphany because I was celebrating Mass with the school children. You know, I think it’s very important that we pay real close attention to where the wise men went, and what got … Continued
Thursday after Epiphany
Today’s readings The feast of Epiphany is a celebration of the fact that Christian life looks like something. Because Jesus has appeared on the earth and taken our own human form, because he has walked among us and lived our … Continued
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