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August 2026

August 04, 2026

On Loaves, on Fish, on Grief, on Healing

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: When Jesus heard of the death...

July 2026

July 24, 2026

How Does A Seed Grow? How Does the Kingdom of Heaven?

He proposed another parable to them. "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard...

July 21, 2026

While Waiting on the Weeds and Wheat

The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in...

June 2026

June 23, 2026

Who Will Christ Acknowledge Before the Father?

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus said to the Twelve: "Fear...

March 2025

March 03, 2025

Can the Blind Lead the Blind? A Lesson in Spiritual Sight

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Jesus told his disciples a...

December 2024

December 31, 2024

When Mary Lost Jesus

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Each year Jesus’ parents went to...

December 24, 2024

Blessed are You Among Women

Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of...

December 16, 2024

For He Shall Baptize With Fire

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: The crowds asked John the Baptist,...

December 11, 2024

To Prepare the Way of the Lord

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: In the fifteenth year of the...

November 2024

November 25, 2024

You Say I Am A King

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John: Pilate said to Jesus, "Are you...

November 11, 2024

A Prophet, A Sermon, A Saint

A Reading from the First book of Kings: In those days, Elijah the prophet went...

October 2024

October 19, 2024

For He Did Not Come to be Served

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark: James and John, the sons of...

May 2024

May 05, 2024

Remain in my Love

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John: Jesus said to his...

March 2024

March 17, 2024

I Will Glorify Again

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John: Some Greeks who had come to...

February 2024

February 04, 2024

At the House of Simon

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark: On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered...

November 2023

November 11, 2023

The Redemption of the Five Foolish Virgins

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus told his disciples this...

October 2023

October 14, 2023

And Go To The Wedding

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus again in reply spoke to...

October 11, 2023

The Parable of the Tenants

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus said to the chief...

September 2023

September 24, 2023

In the Father’s Vineyard

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus told his disciples this...

September 10, 2023

If your Brother Sins, If the Church Sins

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus said to his disciples:...

August 2023

August 12, 2023

In the Fourth Watch of the Night

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: After he had fed the...

July 2023

July 30, 2023

The Kingdom is Not the Pearl

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Jesus said to his disciples: "The...

July 24, 2023

The Saving Host

I've been going back to church. You don't have to do what I do....

April 2023

April 03, 2023

When You Come Into Your Kingdom

I went to Mass. I'm not saying you should do what I do. If...

March 2023

March 26, 2023

Spiritual Abuse and the Mystery of the Raising of Lazarus

I don't think I'm going to church today. As I write this, my ride will...

December 2022

December 18, 2022

Salvation is God With Us

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew: Now the birth of Jesus the...

August 2022

August 28, 2022

Take the Lowest Place

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: On a sabbath Jesus went to...

August 20, 2022

Through the Narrow Gate

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Jesus passed through towns and...

August 15, 2022

A Deeper Miracle

The first thing that happened when I got home from Columbus was a miracle....

April 2022

April 09, 2022

What Does It Mean To Say “Thy Will Be Done?”

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Then going out, he went, as...