Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Myriads upon Myriads

A blessed solemnity of All Saints' to all our readers, a feast that goes back to the earliest days of the Church, as a...

Saint Bonaventure: Contemplatio in Actione

Who is this saint, Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, whose feast collect aptly describes him as a man of great learningĀ and havingĀ the ardor of … charity? Undoubtedly,...

Fourteenth Sunday: The Inadequacy of Relativism and Random Chance

A theme common to Ezekiel and Saint Mark—the readings for the fourteenth Sunday, year B—is the necessity of faith . . . Ā and, be...

Third Sunday of Easter: Growing in Love of the Lord

Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you (Jn. 21:17). ā§¾ The Easter Season is a privileged time of liturgical catechesis or instruction...

Loving God With All Our Heart

ā€˜Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one’ (Mk. 12:29). ā§¾ The Gospel of the Mass today contains what we Christians call...

Entering Into Passiontide

ā€˜Sir, we wish to see Jesus’ (Jn. 12:20). The veiled statues and images in our churches indicate that we have entered into Passiontide. Next Sunday,...

Time, Hope and the First Sunday of Advent

Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength…to stand before the Son of Man (Lk.21: 36). ā§¾ The first Sunday of...

Epiphany: Three Approaches to Christ

In the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, three groups are called to our attention: the shepherds, the Magi and the court of King...

Wisdom in Tough Times From Thomas More

1. When you feel like quitting ā€œYou must not abandon the ship in a storm because you cannot control the winds… What you cannot turn...

Saint Damien of Molochai

(In light of the recent memorial of Saint Marianne Cope, who also worked amongst the lepers of Hawaii, and who nursed Father Damian on...