Good Friday Isa 52:13-53:12Heb 4:14-16,5:7-9Jn 18:1-19:42 “I find no guilt in him” It has become very difficult to be openly Catholic in my adopted country, America. We seem to be caught in the throes of a form of ‘liberalism’ that, viewed through the lens of history, is frighteningly similar to some of the more nefarious... Continue Reading →
31 March, Friday — Waiting for Godot
Friday of the 5th Week of Lent Jer 20:10-13Jn 10:31-42 …let me witness the vengeance you take on them, for I have committed my cause to you. When I was in my twenties, I broke off an engagement to someone I loved because of enmity with his family. It marked a turning point in my... Continue Reading →
30 March, Thursday — On Dissonance
Thursday of the 5th Week of Lent Gen 17:3-9Jn 8:51-59 “Now we know for certain that you are possessed.” I have a dog called Tommy. He will be 10 this year. Tommy is a Labradoodle, a breed that has an incredible capacity for word recognition. His ability to understand what I am saying to him... Continue Reading →
26 March, Sunday — On Lent
5th Sunday of Lent Eze 37:12-14Rm 8:8-11Jn 11:1-45 “..when I open your graves and raise you from your graves… And I shall put my spirit in you, and you will live, and I shall resettle you on your own soil...” Every Lent, I try to fast from anger. In my head, I see myself wandering... Continue Reading →
23 January, Monday – Caught Up In The Moment
Monday of Week 3 in Ordinary Time Heb 9:15,24-28Mk 3:22-30 ...but let anyone blaspheme against the Holy Spirit and he will never have forgiveness Football is the purest expression of gladiatorial sport in our age. Brute force is pit against battle wits to move a football down to the opponent’s end zone. It is violent.... Continue Reading →
20 January, Friday — A New Narrative
20 Jan – Memorial for St. Fabian, pope and martyr; Memorial for St. Sebastian, martyr Pope St. Fabian (d. 250) was a layman and a farmer. He came into Rome on a day when a new pope was to be elected. A dove flew in and settled on his head. The gathered clergy and laity... Continue Reading →
19 January, Thursday – Asking and Taking
Thursday of Week 2 in Ordinary Time Heb 7:25-8:6Mk 3:7-12 He cured many and as a result, those who had diseases were pressing upon him to touch him. The scene of our gospel reading today is markedly different from yesterday. Today, we see Jesus mobbed by the crowd, pressed in from all sides, by people... Continue Reading →
8 January, Sunday — Seeing
Jan 8 -- Epiphany of the Lord Epiphany, also known as Theophany in Eastern Christian traditions, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. In Western Christianity, the feast commemorates principally (but not solely) the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child, and thus Jesus Christ's physical manifestation to the Gentiles. It is sometimes called Three Kings' Day, and in some traditions celebrated... Continue Reading →
18 November, Friday — False Narratives
Nov 18 – Memorial for the Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter and St. Paul The Basilica of St. Peter is located within the Vatican City. It occupies a unique position as one of the holiest sites and as the greatest of all churches of Christendom. It is the burial site of St. Peter,... Continue Reading →
17 November, Thursday — The Weather Report
Nov 17 – Memorial for St. Elizabeth of Hungary, married woman, religious St. Elizabeth (1207-1231) was a princess, the daughter of King Andrew of Hungary, and the great-aunt of St. Elizabeth of Portugal. At the age of 13, she married Prince Louis of Thuringia. She built a hospital at the foot of the mountain on... Continue Reading →
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