The Presentation of the Lord

by | Feb 1, 2025 | Meditations

What may look to an outsider like an insignificant event, the visit of a poor family to the Temple, bringing their newborn baby for a religious ceremony, is rather a most important moment in the history of salvation. For this reason, we celebrate the Presentation of...

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Jan 25, 2025 | Meditations

Today we repeat the heartwarming refrain of the Responsorial Psalm, “Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.” In today’s Liturgy, therefore, the Church invites us to ponder the meaning and importance of the Word of God for our lives. We take time to encounter the Word,...

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

by | Jan 18, 2025 | Meditations

Today the readings speak of the goodness of God being shown and proclaimed, and of great deeds which reveal his glory. It is an act of love to tell others of God and to direct them to his care. St. Thomas Aquinas has a simple definition of love: “Willing the good of...

The Baptism of the Lord

by | Jan 11, 2025 | Meditations

The public ministry of Jesus Christ begins with his Baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist, so it is most fitting and significant that the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord brings to a conclusion the Christmas Season and ushers in the Ordinary Time of the...

Seasonal Introduction to Ordinary Time

by | Jan 10, 2025 | Seasonal Introductions

Beginning today, the day after the Baptism of the Lord, until Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (January 13 – March 4), we enter into the first part of what is called Ordinary Time. In Advent we pondered the dark, chaotic condition of man before the birth of Jesus. During...