Aug. 3, 2025The Book of Ecclesiastes is one of my favorite Old Testament Books. It contains some of the most beautiful poetry in the Bible. The writings are those of a very wise man named Qoheleth. It...  Read More

July 27, 2025In today’s Gospel, one of Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples to pray.” Jesus gave to them, and to us, the Our Father, or the Lord’s Prayer. ...  Read More

July 20, 2025The second reading for this Sunday comes from St. Paul’s Letter to the Colossians. We hear Paul say, “I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh, I make up what is lacking ...  Read More

July 13, 2025We all know this line from Mister Rogers, sung as he introduced his children’s show. It is an act of radical generosity and kindness to invite the world to be one’s neighbor.   In today’s...  Read More

July 6, 2025In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear of the Seventy-Two whom Jesus appoints and sends out on mission. These seem to be in addition to the Twelve. Jesus is preparing a much larger Church ...  Read More

June 29, 2025I am writing this early in the week, so there could be much that will take place by the time you read this. Just a few days ago, the United States bombed the nuclear development sites in ...  Read More

June 22, 2025Although the Easter Season ended on Pentecost Sunday, the following two Sundays celebrate the great mysteries of the Most Holy Trinity and the Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord. Today ...  Read More

June 15, 2025The most important work on the Trinity in the history of the Church is De Trinitate (The Trinity) by St. Augustine. He spent many years working on the book and was very frustrated because...  Read More

June 8, 2025After Easter and Christmas, Pentecost Sunday is the next most important feast of the Church’s year. It is sometimes referred to as the birthday of the Church, for it is the day on which th...  Read More

June 1, 2025St. Luke is the Evangelist that gives us the account of the Ascension of Jesus, and he does so at the end of his Gospel, and at the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles.   Forty days afte...  Read More

May 25, 2025 In the Gospel for today, Jesus refers to “another Advocate.” In Greek, the word He used was Paraclete, which was a word used for a defense attorney in a court of law. Jesus is our first A...  Read More

May 18, 2025The Gospel for this Sunday is actually set in the midst of the Last Supper. We hear Jesus tell His Apostles that He gives them a new commandment. “Love one another. As I have loved you, yo...  Read More