From the Pulpit

Hypocrisy, Humility, and Mercy

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVETuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time In today’s Gospel, Jesus continues with His rebukes of the unbelieving Pharisees. Here, a Pharisee invited Him to partake of a meal at his house, and is astonished when Jesus doesn’t perform the ceremonial washing of hands as prescribed by the law.The word Luke uses to describe the Pharisee’s reaction is ἐθαύμασεν (ethaumasen); it means to be awestruck or even a […]

Read More »
From the Pulpit

Are you Envious?

Fr. Theodore Trinko, IVE25th Sunday in Ordinary Time “The Judgment of Solomon”, William Blake ​The word capital has a lot of different meanings. It could refer to an important city from which a region is governed, and so Annapolis is the capital of Maryland. It could refer to a letter which differs from its lowercase version in height and form. In economics, capital is that surplus of wealth or assets used to begin a new enterprise. In architecture, it refers to the highest point of a col […]

Read More »
Eucharist

In the Eucharist Jesus is near

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVEThursday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time Eucharistic Procession during the IVE Popular Mission in Mankato, MN. Today’s Gospel presents a

Read More »