Lectionary August 27th 27 Aug 2021 Hereford cow sniffing her newborn calf. This is the will of God, your holiness: that you refrain from immorality1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 Recently, my family went on a long road trip…
Lectionary Sunday, October 11th 11 Oct 2020 In God's Banquet, all are called to partake in its festivities; we must ensure that this reality is accomplished in our own lives through our own actions and perspectives. Today,…
Lectionary Tuesday, September 8 8 Sep 20208 Sep 2020 Today the Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, although the literature around her birth is unfortunately scant. The canonical Gospels establish the facts of…
Lectionary Thursday, September 3rd 2 Sep 20203 Sep 2020 Let no one deceive himself.If anyone among you considers himself wise in this age,let him become a fool, so as to become wise.For the wisdom of this world is foolishness…
Uncategorized Why This Blog? 30 Aug 202018 Sep 2021 In a recent lecture on the relevance of the Bible in the daily life of a Catholic, Dr. Scott Hahn exhorted the faithful to become, in his words, "Scripture junkies."…
Scriptural Discourses Transforming Chaos into Ordered Liturgy, or Genesis 1:1-2:4 25 Aug 202030 Aug 2020 The “First” Creation story of the Hebrew Bible (i.e., Gen. 1:1-2:4) reveals God’s affinity towards everything order and logic. So much so that God can create order out of a…
Lectionary Sunday, August 23rd 23 Aug 202030 Aug 2020 "Who do you say that I am?"Matthew 16:15 In today's Gospel, we see the first statement of Christ's divinity by one of his disciples. Expressions like these are not the…
Lectionary Thursday, August 20th 20 Aug 202022 Aug 2020 If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.Psalm 95:8 Today is the feast day of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, arguably the most influential 12th Century monk and theologian,…
Lectionary Tuesday, August 11 11 Aug 202029 Aug 2020 (left) Saint Clare holding Monstrance to ward off the attack of the Saracens by Isidoro Arradondo, 1693; (right) Saint Clare adoring the Most Holy Blessed Sacrament, painter and year unknown The…
Lectionary August 8: Just Have Faith 8 Aug 202013 Oct 2021 Jesus rebuked him and the demon came out of him, and from that hour the boy was cured.Then the disciples approached Jesus in private and said, “Why could we not…