Blog Post by Thomas Croteau S.J.
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21 February 2026
Saturday after Ash Wednesday The church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome has a side chapel dedicated to St. Matthew with a set of three ...
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20 February 2026
Friday after Ash Wednesday Why do we fast? The prophet quotes the question of the people. Why do we fast much? The disciples of St. John the ...
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19 February 2026
Thursday after Ash Wednesday As we take our first steps in Lent, the Word of God again calls us to exercise our will, to choose! The Law of the ...
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18 February 2026
Ash Wednesday Habits have a way of dulling our sensitivity. This can be to our advantage in the case of good habits, when I have done something ...
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17 February 2026
Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time “All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with ...
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16 February 2026
Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time The Lord gives us our whole heart, and calls us to seek Him with our whole heart. Both our Lord and ...
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15 February 2026
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time God has created us free. He does not force us to do anything. Instead, God gives us the gift of His Word, fully ...
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13 December 2025
Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr Our Lord describes to the disciples his sadness at the blindness of those who did not recognize John ...
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12 December 2025
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Today we give thanks to God for the maternal care of the greatest among us: Mary of Nazareth. So moved was Mary ...
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11 December 2025
Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Providing an image that conveys the need of the human heart for God’s grace, the Lord speaks through the ...
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