Blog Post by William Manaker S.J.
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22 August 2026
Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary “Whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” This closing line of today’s Gospel reading is ...
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21 August 2026
Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” So the Lord asks the prophet Ezekiel in today’s first reading. And ...
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20 August 2026
Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church In today’s first reading, we hear God’s moving promise to the exiles in Babylon: “I ...
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19 August 2026
Wednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saint John Eudes, Priest Today’s readings offer us two contrasting but ...
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18 August 2026
Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Jesuit Churches: Memorial of Saint Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga, Priest “It will be hard for one who ...
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17 August 2026
Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time In the Spiritual Exercises, Saint Ignatius of Loyola proposes a meditation often called “The ...
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16 August 2026
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Especially for twenty-first century sensibilities, Jesus’s actions in today’s Gospel are challenging. From a ...
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06 August 2026
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Today’s feast of the Transfiguration recalls an event when, for a few moments, the veil is lifted and ...
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13 June 2026
Today there are two possible Memorials to celebrate:
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12 June 2026
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus “It was not because you are the largest of all nations that the LORD set his heart on you and chose ...
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