Epiphany of the Lord – January 7, 2024
My experience tells us that “What you find will depend on what you are looking for”. What were the Magi looking for?
Feast of the Holy Family – December 31, 2023
Why would the presentation of Jesus at the temple be any different from how He entered our world?
4th Sunday of Advent – December 24, 2023
King David, in our first reading, has a busy agenda, planning to do something for God—he plans to build a house for God to dwell in!
3rd Sunday of Advent – December 17, 2023
I once read a self-improvement book that suggested we try this exercise: first, write an obituary for yourself as you imagine it would be written today. Then write it again, as you would like your ideal obituary to read.
2nd Sunday of Advent – December 10, 2023
While we are busy shopping, decorating, and baking, the reading for the Second Sunday of Advent presents us with another approach to preparation for the celebration of Christmas.
1st Sunday of Advent – December 3, 2023
One of the riches of this season of Advent, for me, has been to possess a growing awareness of the presence of the Lord in and among us.
Solemnity of Christ the King
This Sunday brings the Church’s liturgical year to a close with the celebration of the Feast of Christ the King.
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 19, 2023
Paul, in our second reading, reminds us that we are “not of the night or of darkness” for we are “children of the light and children of the day.”
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 12, 2023
This Sunday’s reflection is drawn from a historical homily from the late +Bishop Brian Leo Hennessey, CR, published in the booklet entitled “We are called. We are chosen.”
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 5, 2023
The virtue of humility is problematic in our time and culture. First of all, it is not regarded by the world as a ‘virtue’.