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Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, more commonly referred to as Christ the King. This feast always occurs on the last Sunday of the liturgical year. It’s a fairly new feast day in the liturgical calendar,…

Happy 34th Sunday, Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe! This is the last Sunday of the Church year. We begin a new Church year with Advent next week. On this feast of Christ the King we are specially encouraged to remember the…

We open our Masses this weekend singing “Table of Plenty” (Dan Schutte, ©1992, OCP): “Come to the feast of heaven and earth! Come to the table of plenty! God will provide for all that we need, here at the table of plenty.” This text reminds us of…

Happy 33rd Sunday of Ordinary time! We have only one Sunday yet left before we begin a new cycle beginning with Advent. As we end the liturgical cycle the theme goes that way as well to the “Last Things” of death, judgment, heaven, and hell. This…

We gather together once again this weekend, to praise God in our community, singing “In the Day of the Lord” (M.D. Ridge, ©1992, OCP): “In the day of the Lord, the sun will shine like the dawn of eternal day. All creation will rise to dance and sing…

In November, the Church especially remembers those who have died and prays for them. I always kind of thought the praying part was most important, but in my All Souls’ Day homily I reflected on how important and holy it is to remember. I share some…

This Sunday, November 1, we celebrate the Feast of All Saints, a feast day to celebrate all of those saints, known and un-known, who have served the Lord and are with Him in Heaven. This feast is one of the older feasts that we celebrate in the…

We celebrate All Saints’ Day this Sunday, November 1. In this, we celebrate all the saints in heaven, especially those not officially canonized, including any of our loved ones who have died and are among the blessed in heaven. The following day,…

As we continue Matthew’s Gospel, we hear this week of the two greatest Commandments: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is…

Next Sunday, November 1, we will celebrate All Saints Day. We celebrate all the saints in heaven, especially those not officially canonized, including our loved ones who have died and are among the blessed in heaven. Speaking of canonization, which…