Blog Post by Cornelius Buckley S.J.
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18 January 2023
18 January 2023 Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time More reflection on the 1st reading. Briefly: Melchizedek is seen as a symbol of ...
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17 January 2023
17 January 2023 Memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbott Again, the 1st reading. Its message seems unintelligible in our woke society, where nothing ...
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16 January 2023
16 January 2023 Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Some reflections on today’s first reading. In the Old Testament, the priest was a ...
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15 January 2023
15 January 2023 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time “Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will” is the response to the Psalm in today’s mass. It sums ...
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12 November 2022
12 November 2022 Memorial of Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr In today’s Gospel, Jesus stresses the importance of perseverance in prayer. Does ...
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11 November 2022
11 November 2022 Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop In today’s Gospel, Jesus seems to indicate that his second coming will be ...
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10 November 2022
10 November 2022 Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church Do you want to know how to pray? Imitate Paul in the first ...
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9 November 2022
9 November 2022 Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome For some, today’s feast, understandably, might seem strange: ...
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8 November 2022
8 November 2022 Tuesday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time At first glance, the readings today are not politically correct, and at ...
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7 November 2022
7 November 2022 Monday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time In today’s Gospel Jesus asserts that scandals are inevitable. They are part ...
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