The Guardian Angels
Today’s readings: Exodus 23:20-23; Psalm 91; Matthew 18:1-5, Matthew 18:10 “For God commands the angels to guard you in all your ways.” These are incredibly comforting words that the Psalmist sings to us today. God never allows anything to overshadow … Continued
St. Jerome
Today’s readings It seems like St. Jerome had much in common with the disciples of today’s Gospel reading. Jerome, rather unfortunately, was known for his quick temper and sometimes mean-spirited pen. If they had email in those days, he’d be … Continued
Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Sometimes it’s hard to accept that something is in our best interest when we first hear of it. I can remember often growing up not wanting to do something like go on a retreat or join the youth … Continued
St. Vincent de Paul, priest
Today’s readings St. Vincent became a priest with the expectation of enjoying the easy, affluent sort of life priests had in those days. That was his goal in some ways until he heard the deathbed confession of a dying servant. … Continued
Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Our first reading this past week has been taking us on a kind of tour of the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament. Today’s pearl of wisdom, from the book of Ecclesiastes, talks about the seasons of a … Continued
Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today we continue our week-long quest for wisdom. Today’s pearl of wisdom has us thinking about the things that worry us. Herod was worried about Jesus to the point of morbid curiosity. He was afraid that Jesus was … Continued
Monday of the Twenty-fifth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today we begin a little excursion into the Wisdom Literature of the Scriptures. The first readings this week will be from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, two of the strongest pieces of Wisdom Literature in the Old Testament. Our friends … Continued
Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Ever since I can remember hearing this parable of the day laborers, it has rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it does that for you too, as you sit here having just had it proclaimed to you. Yes, … Continued
Ss. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang & Companions, Martyrs
Today’s readings Korea was introduced to Christianity in the late 1500s when some Koreans were baptized, probably by Christian Japanese soldiers who invaded Korea at that time. It was not until the late 1700s that a priest managed to sneak … Continued
Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Today we get a bit of a glimpse as to how Jesus’ day-to-day ministry worked. We can see three things in particular that characterize how things happened. First, he journeyed to proclaim the Good News. He met people … Continued
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