Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVE Tuesday, Second Week of Lent Jesus ends today’s Gospel with a lesson about humility: “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” “On her deathbed, being asked by one of the nursing Sisters in attendance what virtue was the most important and dearest to God, St. […]
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVE Monday, Second Week of Lent Today’s brief Gospel—all of three verses—contains Christ’s words telling us how we are to deal with our neighbors, namely, by being merciful as the Father is merciful, and by forgiving.Commenting on the difficulties that showing mercy and forgiving entail, Fulton Sheen tells us that calling to
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVE Friday, First Week of Lent Today’s Gospel gives us some beautiful insights into the nature of anger. Christ says, “I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment.” An ancient commentary on this text from the Gospel of Matthew says that Christ’s commandment is even
Fr. Christopher Etheridge, IVE Feast of the Chair of St. Peter Today we celebrate the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter.It is a day wherein we should give thanks to God for the gift of the Petrine ministry to the Church and wherein we should pray and offer our Lenten sacrifices for the Holy
Fr. Christopher Etheridge, IVEStabat Mater Series: First Week of LentCrucifixion with the Virgin, John the Evangelist, and Mary Magdelene, 1419 – 1420 – Fra AngelicoI preface this short reflection by saying, that I have decided to focus my Wednesday homilies for the rest of Lent on the Marian hymn, Stabat Mater. I will not be able to get through all the verses, but focusing on a new one each week I hope to use Our Blessed Mother’s example to help us enter the mystery of her Immaculate Heart […]
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEMonday, First Week of Lent “Last Judgment” – Stefan Lochner, circa 1435. There’s a lot that could be said about today’s Gospel, but we can consider just two points: first, what Christ says about heaven and hell, and, secondly, the importance of the little things we do as religious.Regarding the first, we’re reminded that Christ “wills everyone to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth” (1 Tm 2:4). Jesus tells those who have a […]
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEAsh Wednesday February 1945, Bliealf, Germany. U.S. Soldiers receive the Eucharist at Mass in a bombed out church from the hands of Assistant Division Chaplain Father Sullivan. As some of you might know, this year is the first year since 1945 that Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday have coincided. At first, it might seem that the two celebrations couldn’t be any more different, since Valentine’s Day has become the rather worldly, sentimental, and saccha […]
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEMemorial of St. Agatha, Virgin & Martyr Christ Healing a Woman with an Issue of Blood – Veronese, London, National Gallery “They begged Jesus that they might touch only the tassel on His cloak” (Mk 6:56). If we meditate on the request of the citizens of Gennesaret, there are two truths that emerge. First, notice that, out of all the things the citizens of Gennesaret could’ve asked Jesus for, they asked only to touch His cloak, and not even t […]
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