Friday, October 24, 2025

What is this Prison?: Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time (Romans 7:18-25a; Psalm 119:66, 68, 76, 77, 93, 94; Luke 12:54-59)

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Our Gospel reading gives us one of the more precise allusions of purgatory that we can find in Scripture.  The way I have heard it explained...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

Will He Find Faith on Earth?: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time / World Mission Sunday (Exodus 17:8-13; Psalm 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8)

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When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?  That is pertinent question for us to reflect on this World Mission Sunday It is a q...
Friday, October 17, 2025

The Faith of Ignatius: Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr (Philippians 3:17-4:1; Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; John 12:24-26)

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Saint Ignatius of Antioch is one of the most prolific of the early Church Fathers.  We don’t know exactly when he was born, but we think it ...
Monday, October 13, 2025

Divine Bath: Memorial Mass (1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17; Psalm119:57+72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130; Matthew 22:1-14)

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A couple days ago, I received a call from a young lady.  She is an 11th grade student at Providence Academy, which is a nondenominational co...

This is Not Goodbye: Funeral Liturgy (Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a; Psalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; John 6:51-58)

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I have in my hand, a rosary that, ultimately, was a gift from my maternal grandfather.  I carry this rosary in the pocket of my cassock at a...
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Humility of Maximilian: Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time (Malachi 3:13-20b; Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Luke 11:5-13)

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This month’s challenge provided by Archbishop Lori, is a follow-up to the challenge in August.  In August we talked about Saint Maximilian K...
Friday, October 3, 2025

Rejoicing in the Sacramental Life: Friday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time (Baruch 1:15-22; Psalm 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9; Luke 10:13-16)

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Our Gospel reading today occurs in the middle of the mission of the 72 disciples.  Depending on which set of readings Father Schroeder decid...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Receive the Flame of Love: Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time (Haggai 1:1-8; Psalm 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b; Luke 9:7-9)

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It is fitting that Elijah is called out in our Gospel reading today. You see Elijah is one of two prophets that did not experience death (as...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

The Way of the Sacramental Life: Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest (Galatians 2:19-20; Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5; Matthew 16:24-27)

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Today we celebrate the feast day of Saint Padre Pio. He was an Italian Franciscan friar who died in 1968....within the lifetime of many on ...