The great basketball coach, John Wooden, suggested that the true test of someone’s character is what he or she does when no one is watching....
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Jul. 12, 2020)
It’s probably inevitable. You hear the Parable of the Sower in our Gospel today and you wonder, “Am I a good seed – the kind that...
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (June 28, 2020)
Our Gospel today is like a magnificent piece of jewelry; let’s say a brooch. On the face of the brooch are clustered an array of precious...
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (June 21, 2020)
Jesus’ remark in our gospel that “Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be known,” has...
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Corpus Christi
It sometimes feels like we are living in dark, difficult times in the United States. Terrorism, war, strange new diseases, and economic uncertainty...
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Cycle A (June 7, 2020)
St. Augustine was arguably the greatest theologian in the history of the Church. For centuries after his death in the year 430, his writings were...
Pentecost, Cycle A (May 31, 2020)
I’d like to draw your attention to the Prayer over the Offerings from today’s Mass. It reads: Grant, we pray, oh Lord,That, as promised...
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Cycle A (May 17, 2020)
When I was a child, it seemed to me that everyday life – everyday human experience – was somehow paper-thin, or lacking an essential...
Fifth Sunday of Easter, Cycle A (May 10, 2020)
Imagine you’re a student sitting in a classroom. The teacher turns to the class and says, “I’m sure I don’t need to tell you...