Today’s feast day is traditionally celebrated on December 8, but due the Second Sunday of Advent falling on that date, the liturgical calendar moves the solemnity to today. I offer the following for your reflection today. First: a beautiful prayer to our Mother Mary, the Immaculate Conception, as found in Pope Francis’ first encyclical, Lumen Fidei,…
Read MoreIsaiah 1: 5: “….come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.” Come… What a beautifully simple invitation. To come. It’s a opportunity. It’s a journey. It’s a call. It’s a visit. God wants us to come to him this season. As he comes to us. God wants us to be with him…
Read MoreEucharist: the Greek noun εὐχαριστία (eucharistia), meaning “thanksgiving.” Catholics are eucharistic people. That means we experience powerful thanksgiving with every Mass! So, today I cannot help but be thankful for my faith, and my beautiful family, for the bounty of material and spiritual blessings that we share. Yes, the big things are the deepest blessings for which…
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The history behind today’s holiday, Veterans’ Day, thanks to the US Department of Veteran Affairs. In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who…
Read MoreI went to Mass today to remember. To pray for the loved ones we lost as families, as states, as a nation on 9/11/2001. I met up with a friend for coffee and I recalled to her the times in my youth I heard survivors of World War Two complain to us youngsters about not…
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The Praises of Mary O how wondrous is the dignity of the glorious Virgin! She merited to become the mother of Him who is the strength and beauty of the angels and the grandeur of all the saints. Mary was the seat of our sanctification, that is to say, the dwelling place of the…
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This post is for all those who struggle with their relationship with their fathers. Sometimes, when Father’s Day comes around, we are reminded more acutely that the pain of these relationships or non-relationships plays like uncomfortable background noise in our lives. I’m no expert in the field of human relationships, but I do know this:…
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Today is the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. You can find the day’s readings here, including these words of pondering, “his mother kept all these things in her heart.” The heart of Mary is worth pondering and just taking it… she is the Mother of God, her most exalted title, (Theotokos), and…
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Today is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You can find the readings of the day here, including this one: Brothers and sisters: The love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. For Christ, while we were still helpless, died at…
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Here it’s coffee and conversation, and where the faith-sharing is often a friendly mix of catechesis and cannoli. It’s a place where we can catch up…
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