A Reflection on the Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 6, 2022 Reading I: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8Responsorial Psalm: 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8Reading II: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 Each Sunday evening, Wally and I gather our...

When God bestows the amazing gift of a child to a couple, there is no instruction manual that parents can read. No written set of instructions to prepare for every situation, celebration, concern, discussion, or moment of panic that will occur. If there were such a...

I still remember one specific teaching during my high school Confirmation preparation. Though I did not fully understand the depth of this teaching at the time, it has stuck with me for all these years; and I still appreciate its profoundness especially now as a wife...

As I tuck back away my Christmas decorations until later this year, there is a sense of sadness at the closing of a season bursting with such joy and celebration. Months of preparation accomplished. Memories brimming with the open sharing of love giving us a new sense...

On January 4th, the Church celebrates the feast of the first American-born citizen saint — St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. She was one of the first families of New York and grew up in high society as an Episcopalian. Despite the prosperity of her family, St Elizabeth knew...

Within the Christmas season, the Sunday following Christmas is dedicated to the Feast of the Holy Family. The celebration is to honor Jesus, Mary, and St. Joseph. Within the Holy Family, we see the devoted love of each member towards each other and their actions...