19 October 2013
19 October 2013 Memorial of Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs Today we celebrate the feast of the North ...
18 October 2013
18 October 2013 Feast of Saint Luke, Evangelist Today is t he feast day of St. Luke the Evangelist. So, let me share with you a conceit of ...
17 October 2013
17 October 2013 Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr Jesus continues to condemn the Pharisees in today’s Gospel. The basis ...
16 October 2013
16 October 2013 Wednesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time The anger Jesus showed in yesterday’s Gospel is a prelude to greater anger ...
15 October 2013
15 October 2013 Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church In our first reading today St. Paul instructs us that God ...
14 October 2013
14 October 2013 Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time This week we begin reflecting on the letter of St. Paul to the Romans. Heavy ...
13 October 2013
13 October 2013 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Petition and Thanksgiving. Such are the two stages of prayer and the Gospel today ...
12 October 2013
12 October 2013 Memorial of Blessed Jan Beyzym, SJ The prophets – like Joel – often spoke words of severe judgment on the enemies of Israel, ...
11 October 2013
11 October 2013 Friday of the Twenty-seventh week in Ordinary Time Spiritual housekeeping is a tricky business. It is hard to get it right. We ...
10 October 2013
10 October 2013 Thursday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time I remember us going “house hunting” in the Brooklyn of my childhood. While ...