Readings: • Isa 11:1-10 • Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 • Rom 15:4-9 • Mt 3:1-12 If you saw John the Baptist preaching on a street corner, what might you think of him? He would […]
Dr. Jared Ortiz is Associate Professor of Religion at Hope College, author of You Made Us for Yourself: Creation in St Augustine’s Confessions (Fortress Press, 2016), founder and executive director of the Saint Benedict Institute, […]
Readings: • Is 2:1-5 • Ps 122: 1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 • Rom 13:11-14 • Mt 24:37-44 Advent is apocalyptic. Perhaps you’ve never thought of it in that way. But today’s readings are revealing. […]
J.J. Wright was trained in jazz at the New School for Jazz in NYC, but he’s long had a love for sacred music. As a member with the U.S. Naval Academy Band, Wright performed for […]
Readings: • 1 Sam 5:1-3 • Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5 • Col 1:12-20 • Lk 23:35-43 “Eighty and six years have I served Him, and He never did me any injury: how then can I […]
Today marks the 56th anniversary of the deaths of three famous and intriguing men: the author and agnostic Aldous Huxley; the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy; and the author and apologist, […]
There has been a fair amount of discussion and commentary among Catholics in recent years about “Nones,” notably the work of Bishop Robert Barron, who last week “outlined five paths Church leaders should take to […]
Readings: • Mal 3:19-20A • Psa 98:5-6, 7-8, 9 • 2 These 3:7-12 • Lk 21:5-19 “The kingdom of God, beloved brothers and sisters, has drawn near,” wrote Saint Cyprian. “The reward of life, the joy […]
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Readings: • 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14 • Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15 • 2 Thes 2:16-3:5 • Lk 20:27-38 “Let us put it very simply: man needs God, otherwise he remains without hope.” That statement […]
Readings: • Wis 11:22-12:2 • Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13, 14 • 2 Thes 1:11-2:2 • Lk 19:1-10 “That’s a good question. I’ve never really thought about it.” The remark was made a number of […]
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