On another feast of our Blessed Mother – today as Our Lady of Guadalupe, we commissioned the parish coordinators for this year’s celebration of Simbang Gabi. Our Blessed Mother, like every other mother longs to gather her family and friends around her. Our devotion to the Blessed Mother is so Read more…
Yesterday I received the sad news that Bob Siebert died. Shortly after I graduated from high school, someone informed my dad that the Siebert family was going to open a new clothing store in my home town of Tell City, and their inquiries around town led them to want to Read more…
Our readings today call us to pay attention to Christ – the Word of God. Let us not be like the generation of which Jesus speaks, who did not pay attention to Jesus, nor to his precursor, John the Baptist. Rather, let us imitate those who did recognize Jesus and Read more…
As I celebrated Mass today for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, and prayed the words of consecration during this Year of the Eucharist, I was moved to understand that the grace which provided for Mary’s Immaculate Conception is the same grace we receive through each Eucharist; the unique grace Read more…
Today’s readings give us pause to question the depth of our faith in Jesus… The first reading for each of our Masses this week comes from the Prophet Isaiah, and are meant to clearly demonstrate how Jesus is the fulfillment of the prophecies of Isaiah. God is true Read more…
Advent invites us to see the world through the dream of God – through the demands of justice lived according to Gospel values. Our Advent prayer, “Come, Lord Jesus” is equally matched from God’s perspective in the voice of Jesus: “Come to me.” This is our goal each Advent, to Read more…
Our Advent Prayer: Come, Lord Jesus! is fulfilled in every Eucharist. My friends, I pray this Advent season is filled with many blessings, most especially the fulfillment of our deepest longing to know Christ. St. Paul tells us today that we are called to fellowship with God through Jesus Christ. Read more…
In these final days of the Liturgical Year, the readings draw our attention to the Final Days. Jesus teaches that the heavens and the earth will pass away, and he will return with judgment. He also teaches in today’s Gospel that the Word of God will not pass away. Do Read more…
Today we celebrated another Catholic Schools Mass with help from students at Holy Names Academy. Our readings on the feast of St. Leo the Great give us at least two titles. Imagine beginning each day mindful of the reality that each of us is a child of God… This would Read more…
Today’s Readings point us towards the Kingdom of God, giving us wisdom for advancing along towards that goal. The psalmist tells how we are created for God’s Kingdom, in that the human soul thirsts for the Lord our God. (Psalm 63) Wisdom, often sees as another name for the Holy Spirit, Read more…