Here is a link to this weekend's readings. [caption id="attachment_18241" align="alignright" width="373"] Timothy Cardinal Dolan Archbishop of New York greets NYPD Det. Steven McDonald and his son NYPD Det. Conor McDonald in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral on Saint Patrick's Day...
Here is a link to this week's readings. When I was in college, I took a Jazz class that met every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in a concert hall. Every Friday was a live concert. (I am still amazed at the...
Here is a link to today's readings. [caption id="attachment_18189" align="alignleft" width="300"] Westminster Abbey, London[/caption] I wonder if you have a story similar to this: when my parents went on their honeymoon, they traveled to London, but they didn’t visit Westminster Abbey because...
Here is a link to the various readings for Christmas. Christmas carols help us to remember the most important thing about Christmas: God entered into human history to save us from sin. In almost every song, we are called to rejoice...
Here is a link to this week's readings. Advent is always a reminder of things past, present, and future. We look back to the promises God made to Israel, fulfilled so marvelously at the birth of Christ: "The virgin shall conceive,...
Here is a link to today’s readings. Rejoice! It is the third Sunday of Advent: Gaudete Sunday. The liturgical color switches from purple to rose, as we focus not on the pain of waiting but on the joy of expectation. We...
Here is a link to today's readings. I can’t stop thinking about the news from November 28th that LaMia flight 2933 crashed in Colombia, killing 71 people and leaving only 6 survivors. The flight was transporting the Brazilian soccer team, Chapecoense,...
Here is a link to today's readings. “It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there” are words from a song by Bob Dylan that capture the beginning of Advent. As we enter into longer, dark nights in the northern hemisphere, Advent...
Here is a link to today's readings. The Solemnity of Christ the King also marks the end of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. So how did we do? Let’s take a look back at Pope Francis’ bull Misericordiae Vultus (“The Face...
Here is a link to today's readings. The election is finally over! So many people have echoed this sentiment of relief recently. It was a bitter election after all, a divisive and vitriolic campaign. Even the aftermath isn’t pretty. Some people...
