31 December 2019
31 December 2019 The Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas There are two themes in today’s readings that should help me make my New Year’s ...
30 December 2019
30 December 2019 The Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas In today’s Gospel we meet Anna, the very enfleshment of what Jesus will define later ...
29 December 2019
29 December 2019 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph In today’s Gospel we see that it was with courage built on confidence that Joseph ...
28 December 2019
28 December 2019 Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs This is a tough one, the feast of the Holy Innocents. We commemorate today how a vain, ...
27 December 2019
27 December 2019 Feast of Saint John, Apostle and evangelist Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. John, Apostle and evangelist. St. ...
26 December 2019
26 December 2019 Feast of Saint Stephen, first martyr Today is the feast day of St. Stephen, known as the first martyr. The first reading, from ...
25 December 2019
25 December 2019 The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) It is customary to hear the Roman Martyrology recited before the beginning of Midnight ...
24 December 2019
24 December 2019 Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Advent – Mass in the Morning This morning’s gospel concludes the story of Zechariah, whose very ...
23 December 2019
23 December 2019 Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent “John is his name,” wrote Zechariah—a fitting name for a son who came as an unexpected ...
22 December 2019
22 December 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent On the campus of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, there is a statue of St. Joseph sitting ...