Augustine: Confessions — Chapters 3-5
At the beginning of Augustine's Confessions is a reference to Pelagius, who shares a belief that is probably common to…
Meditation Monday: June 13, 2021
What do you expect from God? This Sunday’s gospel shows us the silence of God. There can be times in…
Fridays with the Fathers: June 11, 2021
Saint Ignatius of Antioch is probably the earliest of the Church Fathers, and is one of the Apostolic Fathers since…
Gifts and Charisms: June 10, 2021
It seems most appropriate to begin our exploration of gifts and charisms by examining the gifts of the Holy Spirit.…
Augustine: Confessions — Chapters 1 and 2
At the beginning of Augustine's Confessions is a reference to Pelagius, who shares a belief that is probably common to…
Meditation Monday for June 7, 2021
What does it mean to obey the Lord? Can we ever break an oath to the Lord? In a time…
Homily for Monday, June 7, 2021
The word translated "Blessed," used in the Beatitudes from today's gospel, could also be translated "lucky" or "Happy." But how…
Homily for Sunday, June 6, 2021
I was so proud of myself as a fourth grader who learned to bake bread (well sort of). But the…
Homily for Saturday, June 5, 2021
For worship to be authentic, the way we live our life, especially concerning the poor and the vulnerable must be…
Fridays with the (Church) Fathers: An introduction
Why should we care at all about the Church Fathers? Put simply, almost universally during the first half of Christianity,…