The Second Sunday of Advent
Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.” Mk 1:2 Pope Francis never ceases to amaze! He appears to be someone willing to be totally honest about his ...
First Sunday of Advent
“Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come.” Mk: 13:1 Isaiah, one of the greatest Old Testament prophets, spoke these words thousands of years ago: ...
Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. referred to this same group of people as “the Least, the Last, and the Lost.” Today’s gospel reading from Matthew gets even more specific: the ...
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed; so I was afraid, and I went ...
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
John Allen, a renowned Catholic journalist, claims that whenever he speaks to a church audience these days, he tells this joke: “A dad is sitting in his living room when ...
Feast of All Saints
“See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are … what we shall be has not yet ...