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Today’s readings This is the beginning of a rather angelic few days for us Catholics. Today we celebrate the feast of the archangels, and on Friday we will have the joy of honoring our guardian angels. We celebrate the way the angels … Continued
Today’s readings Saint Matthew’s call to be an Apostle, and a Saint, was highly improbable. And that’s good news for us, because our own calls are improbable too. Our God does amazing things with the improbable! Matthew was a tax … Continued
I hope we all know someone in our lives that is a fervent, persistent prayer warrior. Because we all need people like that who pray for us, especially in bad or trying times. We very likely have some people like … Continued
Today’s readings Today we celebrate the feast of a Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, who is referred to in the a Gospel reading we just heard, as Nathanael. Nathanael – or Bartholomew, take your pick – is singled out of the … Continued
Today’s readings Learning to follow the path of perfection is the most important goal of the spiritual life. How do we get our relationship with God right so that we can live with him forever in heaven? That was certainly … Continued
Today’s readings “Can you drink the chalice of which I am going to drink?” What does that even mean for us? We know what Jesus’ chalice was like: it led him through sorrow, and abandonment, and ultimately to the cross. If we … Continued
Today’s readingsRule of Saint Benedict It is with great fondness that I observe this feast of St. Benedict the abbot, and father of western monasticism. My own Benedictine roots stem from my college days at Benedictine University in Lisle (which was … Continued
Today’s readings Today we celebrate a feast of great importance to our Church. Saint Peter, the apostle to the Jews, and St. Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, come together to show how the Church is truly universal, that is, truly … Continued
Today’s readings Saint Barnabas, a Jew of Cyprus, was not one of the original Twelve apostles, but is honored as an apostle because of his work of evangelization in the early Church. He was closely associated with Saint Paul, with whom, … Continued
Today’s readings Today we celebrate one of my very favorite saints, Saint Joseph. You might be thinking, didn’t we already celebrate his feast day this year? And the answer to that would be yes, absolutely! The feast – or rather the solemnity – … Continued
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