IS 40: 1-5, 9-11 / PS 85: 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 / 2 Pt 8 – 14 / Mk 1:1-8 Today’s readings kind of appear to send a mixed message. In the first reading we hear “Comfort, give comfort to my people!” then in the second reading we hear “the heavens will pass with… Continue reading 2nd Sunday in Advent Year B
1st Sunday of Advent Year B
Is 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7 / PS 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 / 1 Cor 1:3-9 / MK 13:33-37 It’s that time of year again where we seem to be running from one place to the other, getting our Christmas shopping done, meeting with old friends and making new ones, and perhaps most stressful of all… Continue reading 1st Sunday of Advent Year B
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
PRV 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 / PS 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 / 1 Thes 5:1-6 / MT 25:15-30 One day Satan summoned three demons before him for a challenge. He asked each of them how they would tempt men to hell. The first said, “I will tell them that there I no heaven.” The devil… Continue reading 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Ez 47: 1-2, 8-9, 12 / PS 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9 / 1 Cor 3: 9C-11, 16-17 / Jn 2: 13 – 22 Today we celebrate the feast of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica. This ancient building was originally a Roman fortress turned into a palace of the Roman emperor Constantine, who… Continue reading Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
All Souls
9 years ago I was blessed to spend a short time in France where I had many memorable opportunities, which while unintended, helped solidify my faith and probably sowed some of the seeds of my vocation. I toured the art in the Lovue, attended Mass at Notre Dame, visited Versailles and much more,… Continue reading All Souls
29th Sunday In Ordinary Time Year A
In today’s Gospel the Pharisees try to trick Jesus into committing a crime by asking Him if it is lawful to pay taxes to Caesar? Jesus very cleverly responds by asking whose image is on the coin, and when they answer Caesar He tells them to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar.… Continue reading 29th Sunday In Ordinary Time Year A
Holiness, the Lapis Angularis of the Conspiratio of the Sensus Fidelium
Holiness, the Lapis Angularis of the Conspiratio of the Sensus Fidelium: A Response to Dr. Finucane’s paper Reading Lumen Gentium through Evangelii Gaudium On the occasion of the 5th Annual Newman Convocation in St. Louis,Missouri In calling for the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII, called for a “new Pentecost.”[1] Fifty-two years later… Continue reading Holiness, the Lapis Angularis of the Conspiratio of the Sensus Fidelium
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
IS 5: 1-7 / PS 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16 , 19-20 / Phil 4: 6-9 / MT 21:33-43 In 2008, my second year in the seminary, Kerry Kennedy came out with a New York Times Bestselling Book entitled Being Catholic Now. In this book, Kerry compiled reflections from many famous Catholics including Cardinal… Continue reading 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Purgatory 101
The doctrine of purgatory is one of the most basic teachings of the Catholic Church. The doctrine of purgatory finds its roots in the Bible and the teaching has been clarified and expounded on by the Church up to the understanding we have today. This once universally accepted teaching of Christianity was challenged by the… Continue reading Purgatory 101
The Love Promised by Pop Stars is Already Ours
Anyone who knows me knows that I cannot stand pop music. Unfortunately pop music is so ingrained in our culture however; it is simply impossible to avoid it. My great dislike of pop music gives me a strong abhorrence to pop concerts. Over the past few years I have had the… Continue reading The Love Promised by Pop Stars is Already Ours
Through The Cross To Light 