Solemnity of All Saints

by | Oct 31, 2026 | Meditations

On this joyful festival of All Saints, we raise our minds and hearts to Heaven. Today’s first reading tells us what we can see there: “a great multitude, which no one could count, from every nation, race, people, and tongue.” They are standing “before the throne and...

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Oct 24, 2026 | Meditations

In today’s Gospel, Jesus goes to the very foundation of “the whole law and the prophets.” This expression refers to the Mosaic Law, and to entirety of the Israelites’ covenant relationship with God. As we recall, after the dramatic Passover of the Israelites from...

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Oct 17, 2026 | Meditations

The Word of God helps us to know the deepest meaning of our existence and so find our true identity. What is the purpose of our life? Today’s Responsorial Psalm gives us an answer: we are to “give the Lord glory and honor.” We are created to give glory to God and to...

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Oct 10, 2026 | Meditations

After focusing for several Sundays on our call to work in the vineyard of the Lord, this week we reflect on a wonderful invitation: God is inviting us to a marvelous feast! This is “a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines.” Not...

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Oct 3, 2026 | Meditations

In the Scriptures, the Kingdom of God is often described with images from everyday life. Today’s readings use the images of vines and vineyards to illustrate God’s relationship with us. The prophet Isaiah tells the story of a landowner who did everything necessary to...