We give ourselves to one another
Thanksgiving Day – November 27, 2025 Most of us never get personal handwritten letters in the mail anymore. Instead, our postal mailboxes are filled with bills, ads, and end-of-the-year solicitations, and our electronic... Read More
Authentically human
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe – November 23, 2025 The proclamation today of Jesus’s crucifixion reminds us that this solemnity of Christ as King of the Universe... Read More
Give joyful testimony!
The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 16, 2025 In our line of work, it can be easy to fall into a spirit of pessimism, crankiness, stress, or general worry. Especially this... Read More
A celebration of dedication
The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome – November 9, 2025 November 9 last fell on a Sunday in 2014. Today’s feast, then, is a beautiful treat for the... Read More
Finding parallels
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) – November 2, 2025 One of our most underused liturgical treasures is the Litany of Saints. Most of us pray it only at the... Read More
Waiting to judge
The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 26, 2025 I used to believe that I was nothing like the Pharisee in today’s parable—righteously smug as he measured his piety against the “rest... Read More
Attuned to the needs of others
The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 19, 2025 I spent three months in Panama City, Panama, trying to learn Spanish. There are parts of the city that cater to tourists, where... Read More
Confirm and Assent
The Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 12, 2025 Being grateful to God is the core of our faith. This is sacramentalized in the great prayer of thanksgiving, the Eucharistic Prayer, the... Read More