Consent of the Governed
Sunday’s Readings: Solemnity of Christ the King 2 Samuel 5: 1-3 Psalm 122: 1-5 Colossians 1: 12-20 Luke 23: 35-43 It is interesting to me, this coincidence of our Church and State calendars in...
Catholic Social Teaching for Our World Today
Sunday’s Readings: Solemnity of Christ the King 2 Samuel 5: 1-3 Psalm 122: 1-5 Colossians 1: 12-20 Luke 23: 35-43 It is interesting to me, this coincidence of our Church and State calendars in...
Sunday’s Readings: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Malachi 3: 19-20a Psalm 98: 5-6, 7-8, 9 2 Thessalonians 3: 7-12 Luke 21: 5-19 In looking at today’s Gospel reading, as the people are admiring their...
32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday Readings: 2 Maccabees 7: 1-12, 9-14 Psalm 17: 1, 5-6, 8, 15 2 Thessalonians 2: 16-3: 5 Luke 20: 27-38 Our first reading today, from Maccabees, reminds us...
“The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.” Our readings today may feel like we’re celebrating Good Shepherd Sunday. But it is, in fact, the Solemnity of Christ the King, which...
In reflecting upon the readings for this past Sunday, October 25 — the story from Mark’s gospel about the blind beggar Bartimaeus — America Magazine’s John W. Martens poses the question, “Who do we...
Today’s Gospel reading reminded me of another blog post I’d written some years ago. First published March 27, 2013, it is presented below. I found the following story on Facebook recently. One day...
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