In today’s Gospel, Jesus compares His generation to children in the marketplace. No matter what song is played, they refuse to respond. So Jesus offers them a new song: a lament. John the Baptist came in austerity fasting, wearing rough clothing, calling for...
Today you might ask a new neighbor or a new parishioner, “Where are you from?” It is a normal question. Growing up in the South it was equally likely for someone to ask, “Who are your people?” Today’s gospel is the answer to that question, which at first hearing,...
“The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.” (1 Thessalonians 5:2) – so proclaims our first reading. I have to admit “like a thief in the night” is a disturbing simile. But the point is not the comparison to the Lord and a thief – but it is...
August 29, 2025 We are united in prayer for those who died, were injured and traumatized by the attack on Wednesday at Annunciation Catholic School during Mass in Minneapolis. We pray that Our Lord will embrace in his love the children who died; heal those who were...
