This is the last Sunday in Ordinary Time. This Wednesday begins Lent on Ash Wednesday. Today will be the last time to sing the Gloria and the Alleluia until the Easter Triduum.
In preparation for Lent, I would like to talk about the penitential…
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Monday, February 14, 2022
We continue hearing from Luke’s Sermon on the Plain where he delves a little further into the ideas of the Beatitudes that we heard last week. The overriding themes of love and service to all come out in this Gospel passage, just as last week. It’…
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Did you know the Catholic Church is engaged in a Synod on Synodality? Synodality is term meaning the process of fraternal collaboration and discernment. The current Synod is a two-year process of listening and dialogue which began late 2021 and will…
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Happy World Marriage Sunday and Valentine’s Day! I thought I’d share some wisdom on the importance of prayer for married couples. I always give this spiel as part of engaged couples’ marriage preparation. I believe shared prayer in a couple’s life…
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
There’s a lot going on this weekend at our celebrations of the Mass!
First off, we hear in today’s Gospel, Luke’s version of the Beatitudes in what is called the Sermon on the Plain. Matthew’s longer version is often referred to as the Sermon on…
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Okay, this is new! You have a “guest columnist” this week – it’s Deacon Mike. Father Greg had the idea of having his deacons write a column once a month. Time will tell how long Father Greg will pursue this risky venture, but he did select an…
Monday, January 31, 2022
Today in our first reading we hear from Isaiah. It begins with the praise of the angels in Chapter 6, Verse 3.
In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple.…
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Happy Catholic Schools Week! This week we celebrate the gift of Catholic education. There is a proverb, “A falling tree makes more noise than a growing forest.” In the midst of a world of lots of noisy falling trees—bad news, troubles, etc.—we can…
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
January 22 is the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. The Church encourages us especially these days to pray for life. I include a couple of prayers I found on…
Monday, January 17, 2022
We are now settling down into Ordinary Time for a few weeks between the Christmas season and Lent. We start to hear of Christ’s public ministry which began last week with the first miracle at the wedding at Cana of changing water into wine. Over…