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Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. I John 2: 29-3,6 John 1: 29-34 “What’s in a name?  Shakespeare claims that “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”.  …

Temporal and Eternal Kingdoms

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Dn 2:31-45 Lk 21:5-11 I remember one of the most painful episodes of my life was the closing of St. Michael’s Monastery and Church …

Simon and Jude: Saints of the Ninety-nine

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Eph 2:19-22 Lk 6:12-16 Today’s saints would probably feel very much at home were they to find themselves wandering among the occupiers of Wall …

Separation Anxiety

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Rom 8:31b-39 Lk 13:31-35 Social scientists frequently characterize modern times as the Age of Anxiety. They enumerate the many real or imagined disasters which …

The Greatest

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Zec 8:1-8 Lk 9:46-50 It seems that Jesus’ disciples shared the ambition that motivates contestants for America’s Top Whatever.  It is also evident that …

St. Benedict of Nursia

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Ex 1:8-14, 22 Mt 10:34-11:1 In the first part of today’s Gospel Jesus continues to describe the high cost of discipleship.  Those who make …

A Trustworthy Messenger

Click here for today’s Scripture readings. Acts 13:13-25 John 13:16-20 What does it mean to be a trustworthy messenger for Jesus? First of all we should not limit our understanding …

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