September 2022

Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus Today’s Gospel presents us with what seems like three distinct moments in Christ’s reply to His disciples as they return from preaching the Good News. First, Christ tells His disciples that He has seen Satan fall, has given them power, and to rejoice that their names are […]

Memorial of Saint Jerome Today’s readings ask us to reflect on the way we serve God; the first readings from this week (when not interrupted by feasts) have all been centered on Job and his sufferings. At some point, Job gets to thinking that he really hasn’t ever done anything wrong. Today, God sets the

Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels Today’s feast of the Archangels is very important, especially for the world we live in. On one hand, we have people who want nothing to do with the saints, with Mary, with the Church, or with anything other than Jesus; they think that any other devotion somehow

In today’s Gospel, we confronted with three disciples who claim they want to follow Christ, but to whom Christ clarifies the requirements of discipleship.  The first incident involves a man who tells Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the

Saint Vincent de Paul Today’s Gospel reading is a fascinating one, particularly because Luke uses a word three times in the original that doesn’t appear at all in the translation. That word is face.[1] Translated more literally, Luke tells us that Christ had “resolutely set His face” to go to Jerusalem, and that He sent

Lk 9:46-50 – Saints Cosmas and Damian Today’s Gospel presents us well-known lessons regarding humility and our service of God. Following fathers and doctors of the Church, we can consider three parts of the Gospel, and see how they apply to our lives.[1] We can consider, first, the temptation to pride, second, the way Jesus