Feb. 15, 2026Lent begins this Wednesday. This is a season when we prepare ourselves for the celebration of Easter and the Sacraments of Initiation. All too often, I think people look at Lent as just a...  Read More

Feb. 8, 2026In the 8th chapter of the Gospel of St. John, Jesus declares, “I am the light of the world.” But in this week’s Gospel, from the Sermon on the Mount, we hear Him proclaim to the motley cre...  Read More

Feb. 1, 2026We begin reading the Sermon on the Mount this Sunday. It will go on for several weeks but will be interrupted by the Lenten and Easter Seasons. We resume those readings after Pentecost.   ...  Read More

Jan. 25, 2026Last week, our Gospel was the scene in which John is speaking with two of his disciples and said, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” The two were John and Andre...  Read More

Jan. 18, 2026On Jan. 19, the United States honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the civil rights movement that he was so instrumental in guiding and leading up until his death on April 4, 1968.   W...  Read More

Jan. 11, 2026The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord serves as a pivotal feast. It is the official end of the Christmas season, and it is the beginning of Ordinary Time.   In all four Gospels, our first ...  Read More

Jan. 4, 2026I hope that all of you had a great Christmas and New Year’s. As much as we look forward to this season, it is also a stressful and difficult season for many of us. As much as we enjoy it, ...  Read More

Dec. 28, 2025The Sunday between Christmas and the Solemnity of Mary (Jan. 1) is always celebrated as the Feast of the Holy Family. The Gospel for the feast, for Year A of our three-year cycle of readi...  Read More

Dec. 21, 2025On Thursday, we celebrate the Nativity of the Lord. This is the second most important feast of the Church’s year, the first being Easter. The stories that are found in the Infancy Narrati...  Read More

Dec. 14, 2025This Third Sunday of Advent is called "Gaudete Sunday," which translates as "Rejoice Sunday." We rejoice because Advent is coming to its close, and Christmas, the celebration is near. Thi...  Read More

Dec. 7, 2025On this Second Sunday of Advent, the Church focuses its attention on John the Baptist, who is one of the great symbols of Advent. This season of preparing for the comings of Christ, it is ...  Read More

Nov. 30, 2025A very controversial word that is used in our public discourse these days is “woke.” Those who think of themselves as woke believe the term indicates that they are politically awake in de...  Read More