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The month of April seems to be appropriately named. April finds its roots in the Latin Aprilis which is derived from the Latin aperire which means “to open.” As I walked through the yard last evening, I was amazed how in just a few short weeks our garden plants that…
Today’s Gospel is the amazing story unique to Luke’s Gospel about the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35). They are on another road, too, the road toward faith — as they share with a stranger they meet how they feel hopeless because of the sudden death of Jesus,…
It is Divine Mercy Sunday, the most recent solemnity added to the Church’s liturgical calendar by Pope saint John Paul II. The opening prayer of Mass asks God to give us more grace so that “all may grasp and rightly understand in what font they have been washed, by whose…
Among the many amazing details of the Easter account we are hearing this Sunday, notice Mary Magdalene. In Mark’s Gospel, written first, and in Matthew and Luke who used Mark as a source for their Gospels, Magdalene goes with other women to the tomb of Jesus. By the time John’s…
In the opening prayer at the beginning of the Palm Sunday liturgy, we hear: Today we gather together to herald with the whole Church the beginning of the celebration of our Lord’s Paschal Mystery. This “purpose statement” which begins holy week is rich! We are told that this week is…
We live in a culture that fears death. We are not even very good with little deaths of self-denial, delayed gratification, and the personal suffering that comes from staying the course of commitments we make. This Sunday all three readings speak of death as leading to rising. … when I…
It’s the fourth Sunday of Lent. In our parishes, it is the second (of three) weeks of “scrutinies,” the liturgical ritual that “examines” those preparing for Baptism at the Easter Vigil. It’s part of the Church’s formation program called the RCIA — the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults —…
The Claddagh ring is often given in friendship. In Irish tradition, it is a ring a mother gives to her daughter. The Claddagh can also be given as a sign of friendship, engagement and used as a wedding ring. The Claddagh ring I wear has a cross on top of…
“March Madness” is upon us! I love college basketball. I am an alumni of a Midwest Catholic university that happens to have a strong athletic program and is part of a strong NCAA conference. From November preseason games right through the craziness of March, I follow my alma mater religiously.…
On this third Sunday of Lent, our Gospel is the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:5-42). Volumes of commentary have been written about this passage! I think of my Aunt Rose who used to complain, “Why does the Church make us hear the same…
