The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – December 8, 2025 As humans we have become ill with shame. Many of us have spent much energy, time, and money healing from childhood trauma born of shame. There’s so much pressure, especially … Read More
The Second Sunday in Advent – December 7, 2025 Isaiah’s radical “peaceable kingdom” that we proclaim today has been so romanticized in our religious art and imagination that its eschatological meaning gets lost. John the Baptist warned the Pharisees and … Read More
The First Sunday in Advent – November 30, 2025 The beginning of a new year is always a special occasion. Like birthdays or first days of school, we mark this First Sunday of Advent and the season it ushers in … Read More
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 mailboxes numb us with spam, more ads, … Read More
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 is not the typical setting we think … Read More
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 time of year, when the pressures of … Read More
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 universal church. The Basilica of Saint John … Read More
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 Easter Vigil, unless there are no baptisms … Read More
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 of humanity”—until I realized I loved the … Read More
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 streets and sidewalks are clean and trash … Read More