Blog Post by William Manaker S.J.
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08 April 2026
Wednesday in the Octave of Easter Today’s Gospel from Luke (24:13–35) recounts the appearance of Jesus to the two disciples on the road to ...
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07 April 2026
Tuesday in the Octave of Easter Today’s Gospel reading from John (20:11–18) continues where the narrative from Easter Sunday morning left off, ...
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06 April 2026
Monday in the Octave of Easter Throughout this week of the Easter Octave, the Church invites us to make an extended meditation on the events of ...
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05 April 2026
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection After the emptiness of Holy Saturday comes the blinding light of Easter. As the Gospel accounts attest, the ...
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09 February 2026
Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time How do we respond to the presence of God? Our readings today offer us two images.
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24 January 2026
Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Today’s first reading relates David’s reaction to the death of Saul and ...
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23 January 2026
Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time In today’s first reading, the fugitive David shows great generosity and liberality to Saul, his king ...
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22 January 2026
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children [USA] For a Christian, glory belongs to God alone, and any inclination to glorify ...
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21 January 2026
Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr It is perhaps fitting that today, when the Church celebrates the memorial of Saint Agnes, a ...
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20 January 2026
Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time In today’s first reading, Samuel goes to anoint the new king God has chosen for Israel in place of ...
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