Friday, August 7, 2026

Prophetic Judgement and Divine Mercy: Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7; Deuteronomy 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41; Matthew 16:24-28)

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Our first reading gives us our brief encounter with the prophet Nahum. We know very little about Nahum the Elkoshite beyond the fact that he...
Friday, July 31, 2026

From Celebrated Knight to Venerated Saint: Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest (Jeremiah 26:1-9; Psalm 69:5, 8-10, 14; Matthew 13:54-58)

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Saint Ignatius of Loyola was born on October 23, 1491, in northern Spain into a family of minor nobility. He was a the youngest of thirteen ...
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Saturday, July 25, 2026

House of Refuge: Archdiocesan Pro-Life Mass / Feast of Saint James, Apostle (2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Psalm 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6; Matthew 20:20-28)

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If I am to be completely honest, there are times it can be a real struggle to not feel a little bit defeated when it comes to the pro-life m...
Friday, July 24, 2026

Actual Grace: Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Jeremiah 3:14-17; Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13; Matthew 13:18-23)

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One of the key points of the Parable of the Sower of the Seed is that the seed (the blessing or grace of God, if you will) is perfect and di...
Friday, July 17, 2026

לחם הפנים: Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Isaiah 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Isaiah 38:10, 11, 12abcd, 16; Matthew 12:1-8)

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We hear about the Bread of Presence periodically throughout the cycle of readings, but we rarely discuss what it is or how it fits into our ...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Fidelity in the Word, in the Works, and in the Presence of Christ: Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Hosea 14:2-10; Psalm 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-13, 14, 17; Matthew 10:16-23)

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In the Catechism we read: "This Kingdom shines out before men in the word, in the works and in the presence of Christ."  To welcom...