The Feast of St. James: We are called to be sacrament for the world
Today's readings "Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?" Yesterday, I attended the funeral of a family friend. He was just 37 years old, had six children; two of them with special needs. It was probably … Continued
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: My Shepherd is the Lord
Today’s readings I don’t know how you feel about being compared to sheep without a shepherd, but I have to tell you, I’m not all that flattered by it! Yet there’s some painful truth to that statement, and some rather … Continued
Christian Unity in the Office of Readings
From today's Office of Readings I was delighted to hear of your love of God, so well-ordered and devout, and so I decided to address you in the faith of Jesus Christ. Honoured as I am with a name of … Continued
Friday of the 15th Week of Ordinary Time
Today's readings Getting worship right isn't as easy as we make it out to be sometimes. Often we pay so much attention to picking the right songs, taking care of the art and environment, and the many other details. And … Continued
Thursday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today's readings “Our souls are restless until they rest in you.” It was St. Augustine who said that, and I think those words are pretty timeless. I was listening to the radio in the car yesterday, and heard a little … Continued
Great birthday!
How bad can a birthday be when: You get to start the day by presiding at Mass? The daily Mass crowd offers a prayer for you in the Prayers of the Faithful and sings “Happy Birthday” to you at the … Continued
Monday of the 15th Week of Ordinary Time: Upsetting our Apple Carts
Today's readings It seems to me that the readings this morning are pretty direct, aren't they? Isaiah makes it clear that if we pretend to worship God, no matter how beautiful our Liturgy may be, but forget about God as … Continued
Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: It’s Not About Us
Today's readings One of my professors in seminary would often tell us that, because we had made a commitment to follow God's call, the devil would do everything possible to get us to change our mind. One of the devil's … Continued
Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Today's readings | Saint of the Day Saint Bonaventure was born in central Italy in 1221. As a boy, he was cured of a serious illness through the prayers of St. Francis. St. Francis was an inspiration to Bonaventure and … Continued
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin
Today’s Readings | Saint of the Day Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 to a Christian Algonquin woman. Her parents died in a smallpox epidemic – which left Kateri herself disfigured and half blind – when she was four years … Continued
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