Today is a great set of readings. Here on the first day of December in the year of Our Lord 2020, in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, when I read them in preparation for celebrating Mass, it...
The Second Half
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Friar Reflection
First Called
Today is the feast of St. Andrew, the one named the Prōtoklētos – or “first called.” Andrew is so designated because as it tells us in the Gospel of John (John 1:35–42) Andrew was a disciple of John...
Thanksgiving Day
Happy Thanksgiving! Today is a day for us to give thanks. The word Eucharist comes for the Greek word, euchariston, “to give thanks.” Every time we celebrate the Eucharist we give thanks to God....
Bucket Lists
The readings for today are ominous and foreboding to say the least. It is the time in the liturgical cycle when such are the nature of the readings. For women and men of a certain age, we think...
Witnessing the Temple
Today is the Memorial of Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs. In Jesus’ day there was one thing that dominated the skyline of Jerusalem – the Temple – easily seen from across the...
What’s yours is yours
"To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one – each according to his abilities.” Let me paraphrase the opening of our gospel to make a point or two. “A man going on a journey call...