Great buy! BOGO! Won’t see this price again! Guaranteed to… One of the aims of advertising is to convince us that something we were not aware of is something that we now need. These ads can lure us into a false sense of need or misguided trust in the product. But...

A Reflection on the Readings for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 24, 2021 Reading I: Jeremiah 31:7-9Responsorial Psalm: 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6Reading II: Hebrews 5:1-6Gospel: Mark 10:46-52 Jeremiah received his call to the prophetic office in 628 B.C.at the...

We all love good stories either in written book form, shared orally, or seen visually through modern technology. Stories bring our imagination to life and usher us into another experience. The drama of stories draws us in to think beyond our limited personal...

Pope Francis calls for a worldwide Synod on SYNODALITY and Primacy of the Petrine Office On Sunday, October 10th, Pope Francis opened this synod with a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and asks that all bishops do the same on or around October 17th. Daniel...

A Reflection on the Readings for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 17, 2021 Reading I: Isaiah 53:10-11Responsorial Psalm: 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22Reading II: Hebrews 4:14-16Gospel: Mark 10:35-45 or 10:42-45 This twenty-ninth Sunday of ordinary time, we are faced...

Why this…? Why that..? What’s that? Dad! Dad! Mom! Mom! Help me! Help me! I love you! I love you! I love you! These examples of repetition we have all heard in daily family life might seem monotonous on the surface. However, what is conveyed in its repetition is a...

A Reflection on the Readings for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 10, 2021 Reading I: Wisdom 7:7-11Responsorial Psalm: 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17Reading II: Hebrews 4:12-13Gospel: Mark 10:17-30 In our first reading from the Book of Wisdom, we see the value of the...

On a cold, rainy Friday evening, I dropped off my kids, already in PJs, at the parish nursery. Then I headed down the hall to a diocesan young adult conference. The novelty of a young adult event offering free childcare was an unexpected and welcome gift. This was the...

Roses are such a beautiful gift of love. The best kind of roses that we can give to Our Lady is praying the Rosary which means “Crown of Roses.” Each Our Father and Hail Mary is a rose for Our Lady; therefore, the praying of a Rosary is a full crown for Mary. The...