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
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 “center and high point of the entire … Read More
The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 5, 2025 When I was eight, I joined my parish choir because I was certain it would lead me to stardom! I eventually learned that true liturgical ministers do not seek gratitude … Read More
The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – September 28, 2025 There is a painting by 20th-century American artist Osvaldo Louis Guglielmi at the Milwaukee Art Museum titled The Christening. When I first saw it, I couldn’t take my eyes off … Read More
The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – September 21, 2025 In parables, there’s always something unexpected. Today, Jesus gives a surprising compliment to the dishonest steward who used his knowledge and network to “work the system” toward his goal of … Read More
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross – September 14, 2025 Few days in the liturgical calendar give honor to a thing instead of a person. The Holy Cross is one of those days. This fall feast day … Read More
The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – September 7, 2025 In the ordination of a Priest, as the bishop hands over the bread and wine to the newly ordained, he says to him, “Understand what you do, imitate what you … Read More
The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 31, 2025 Want to know the best way to get a better sense of what your parish is really like? Sit some place you don’t usually sit. Sit in the very back … Read More
The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 24, 2025 Those welcomed to the table in today’s Gospel reading are not the insiders—members of the master’s household or his neighbors and friends. Rather, it is the outsiders coming in from … Read More