“God so greatly enlarged the soul of his servant”
The painting depicts New Amsterdam (Manhattan) circa 1668. David and Mary Ann went on pilgrimage last week to the Shrine of the North American Martyrs...
Saint Luke: A Gospel of Icons
OCTOBER 18 SAINT LUKE, EVANGELIST 2 Timothy 4: 10-17a Psalm 144: 10-11, 12-13ab, 17-18 (R: cf. 12) Luke 10:1-9 The Evangelist Saint Luke comes to...
Frumentum Christi Sum
Frumentum Christi sum, dentibus bestiarum molar, ut panis mundus inveniar. I actually sang part of my homily this morning. Yes, I did. I couldn’t help...
Dextrae Dei Digitus
FRIDAY OF THE TWENTY–SEVENTH WEEK OF THE YEAR II Galatians 3:7–14 Psalm 110:1–2, 3–4, 5–6 (R. 5b) Luke 11:15–26 The Finger of God “If it...
Thou Discernest My Thoughts From Afar
I am preaching today not on the Gospel (Luke 10:38–42), but on the Responsorial Psalm. All the same, I wanted to post this marvelous painting...
The Face That Changes Us
MONDAY OF THE TWENTY–SEVENTH WEEK OF THE YEAR II Galatians 1:6–12 Psalm 110:1–2, 7–8, 9 and 10c (R. 5b) Luke 10:25–37 Today’s Gospel, the parable...
Vir Dei Franciscus
Vir Dei Franciscus reliquit domum suam, dimisit hereditatem suam, inops et pauper factus est; Dominus autem assumpsit eum. Consider, for a moment, today’s Entrance Antiphon...
Acedia: Been There, Done That
ACEDIA: A common malady of the soul manifesting itself in despondency, depression, listlessness, a particular distate for spiritual things, and a distaste for life in...
The Mission
WEDNESDAY OF THE TWENTY–FIFTH WEEK OF THE YEAR II MEMORIAL OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, PRIEST Proverbs 30:5–9 Psalm 118:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163...