C. S. Lewis once remarked that it was no accident that parents and teachers so often say they can tolerate any failing in children, except lying,...
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Cycle A (Nov. 22, 2020)
“You can't serve two masters. If you try, you’ll end up loving one and hating the other.” When Jesus' first listeners heard these...
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Nov. 15, 2020)
It seems to me that the question for us today is what do the talents, the silver pieces in our Gospel, represent? What is it that God has given to...
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Nov. 8, 2020)
Our first reading today is about our search for Wisdom, or, perhaps, about Wisdom’s search for us. On the one hand, Wisdom is readily found by...
Solemnity of All Saints (Nov. 1, 2020)
Many people, these days, are interested in tracing their ancestry. Genealogy is a popular hobby. Elderly relatives are surprised to find themselves...
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Oct. 25, 2020)
The national and international news, lately, has been awful. I’m tempted to offer a litany of wars, atrocities, scandals and epidemics to...
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Oct. 18, 2020)
In Jesus Christ, God breaks in to our everyday human world. He is no sooner noticed, however, than people try to snuff him out. In our Gospel today,...
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Oct. 11, 2020)
If you want a place at the table for an important event, you often have to work at it. Time and again we’ve seen people wait in line for days...
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Sept. 27, 2020)
We know, as Christians, that we are not supposed to judge other people. That’s God’s job. However, when we do manage to refrain from...