Where Peter Is · Play.ht – Groans Of Anticipation And The Spiritual Life A reflection on the readings for Sunday, July 23, 2023 — The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time I had one of the most incredible meals of...
A reflection on the readings for July 16, 2023, the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time While browsing the paper online this past week, I was introduced to the somewhat arresting term “hellstrip” in an article from gardener and writer Tovah...
Reflection on the Scripture Readings for July 9, 2023 – The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Listen to the audio version here. Perhaps there is some truth to the statement that much of what we know and are is learned....
A reflection on the readings for Sunday, July 2, 2023, The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Abraham Lincoln was lauded for his magnanimity. William Seward, originally a political rival and later Lincoln’s secretary of state, called Lincoln’s magnanimity “almost superhuman.” Edwin...
A reflection on the readings for Sunday, July 2, 2023, The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You can listen to Fr. Satish’s homilies here. When I lived in India, I didn’t realize how kind and hospitable the Indian people are. Now...
A reflection on the readings for June 25, 2023 — The 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time Are you ever afraid or disturbed, maybe even frequently? In preparing for this homily, I came across a beautiful quote from Blessed Clelia Merloni,...
A reflection on the Readings for June 18, 2023, the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time In the first reading today, God tells Moses, “You have seen for yourselves how I treated the Egyptians and how I bore you up on...
A reflection on the readings for June 11, 2023, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ “Why can’t I change after all these years? Why can’t I change my ways? I find it so strange after all...
A reflection on the readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, June 4, 2023. St. Augustine of Hippo, a great philosopher and theologian, was once preoccupied with the doctrine of the Trinity. He wanted so much to understand...
A reflection on the readings for May 27, 2023 – Pentecost Sunday. Twice a month, I host a discernment dinner for young men, college-age and older, who are considering a vocation to the priesthood. The men in the group are...
A reflection on the readings for Sunday, May 21, 2023, The Ascension of the Lord. I have a letter here with me, written by my mother on August 10, 1992. I had been in the seminary for nine years and...
A reflection on the Sunday Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter. There’s a difference between being alone and feeling lonely. Being alone simply means that I’m by myself and there’s no one else around. Most of you who live...
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