Third Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025 We rejoice on this Gaudete Sunday with thanks that Jesus was born, with hope for his coming again, and with confidence of his presence with us now through the Holy Spirit as we offer our prayers to the Father. That the Church’s diplomacy will remain “consistently directed toward… Continue reading Third Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025
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First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025
First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025 That as the Church begins its new liturgical year, we come together on this first Sunday of Advent preparation to ask the Father to light our way throughout this year. That the Church will act to fight “every form of abuse … so that communities may increasingly become… Continue reading First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025
SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING (2025)
SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING (2025) Readings: 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Psalms 122:1-5 Colossians 1:12-20 Luke 23:35-43 We come to the end of a liturgical year which shares with us the portrait of a King that eight million people do not have to protest. Indeed, today’s solemnity reminds us of the only King that truly matters, and… Continue reading SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING (2025)
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings Malachi 3:19-20 Psalms 98:5-9 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Luke 21:5-19 As the Church’s liturgical year winds down the readings turn our attention to the “end times,” the time of our Lord’s second coming. In two week’s time the Church will begin the great season of Advent, and the themes of… Continue reading THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 16, 2025Sixth World Day of the Poor
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 16, 2025Sixth World Day of the Poor In our current difficult times, we are reminded by Scripture to have faith in God. We ask the Father for the grace to live that faith. That Catholic bishops will promote knowledge of saints whose lives are models of faithfulness to the… Continue reading 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 16, 2025Sixth World Day of the Poor
FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN ARCHBASILICA OF ST. JOHN IN ROME (2025)
Readings: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 Psalms 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 1 Corinthians 3:9-11, 16-17 John 2:13-22 So why are we celebrating a Feast on a Sunday, and what is so important about the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran? In the year 313 the Roman emperor Constantine published the Edict of Milan, granting religious freedom to Christians. The days… Continue reading FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN ARCHBASILICA OF ST. JOHN IN ROME (2025)
COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (2025)
COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (2025) Readings: Wisdom 3:1-9 Psalms 23:1-6 Romans 5:5-11 John 6:37-40 I liked the ‘borrowed’ title above, “Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed,” for it better suits my understanding of what we are celebrating in general, and in particular, it is more akin to my theological understanding of the concept of purgatory. Yesterday the Church… Continue reading COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (2025)
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings: Exodus 17:8-13 Psalms 121:1-8 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Luke 18:1-8 Like the Israelites in our first reading, and the widow in today’s Gospel, we face opposition and injustice—at times from godless and pitiless adversaries. We, too, must lift our eyes to the mountains—to Calvary and the God who will… Continue reading TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
October 2, 2025 Commemoration of Yom Kippur
October 2, 2025 Commemoration of Yom Kippur Dear Friends, We have arrived at the month of October, a month that holds many memories for me - the birthday of my sister, the birthday of my youngest niece, the birthdays of dear friends (Jane, Frank, Shirley), and the anniversary of my oldest niece’s wedding, which, on… Continue reading October 2, 2025 Commemoration of Yom Kippur
October 2, 2025. Commemoration of Yom Kippur
October 2, 2025. Commemoration of Yom Kippur Dear Friends, We have arrived at the month of October, a month that holds many memories for me - the birthday of my sister, the birthday of my youngest niece, the birthdays of dear friends (Jane, Frank, Shirley), and the anniversary of my oldest niece’s bone marrow transplant,… Continue reading October 2, 2025. Commemoration of Yom Kippur
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