Blog Post by Joseph Nolla, SJ
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21 May 2025
Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter Perseverance is one of the duties of the Christian life. Without question, we will face obstacles that ...
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20 May 2025
Tuesday of Fifth Week of Easter In the first reading today, St. Paul’s adversaries stone him and, thinking he is dead, drag him out of the ...
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19 May 2025
Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter In his Confessions, St. Augustine of Hippo describes God as “beauty ever ancient, ever new.” This is a ...
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18 May 2025
Fifth Sunday of Easter There is an interesting grouping of readings today. In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, Paul and ...
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15 March 2025
Saturday of the First Week of Lent "But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your ...
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14 March 2025
Friday of the First Week of Lent "Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, ...
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13 March 2025
Thursday of the First Week in Lent Does God give us everything we pray for? That has never been my experience. But does God at least give us ...
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12 March 2025
Wednesday of the First Week in Lent The Ninevites repented at the preaching of the stranger Jonah. The Queen of Sheba came from afar to hear ...
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10 March 2025
Monday of the First Week of Lent The Church’s “preferential option for the poor and vulnerable” is a tricky thing. It is a principle of ...
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9 March 2025
First Sunday of Lent It is hardly a coincidence that Jesus was tempted in the wilderness while he fasted for 40 days. This ordeal speaks of ...
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