|As I am reflecting on and writing about these readings for Jan. 2 – the dawn of a new year and the dawn of a new decade – Christmas music and Christmas bustle are swirling all around me. At the same time, our nation is ...

|Yesterday, as I watched our parish's Mass online, I observed one of our altar servers doing his normal great job of serving and lectoring. I have seen him serve for several years but have recently come to know him a little ...

|"Within a short time you will lose sight of Me, but soon after that you shall see Me again."|Do we grieve over Christ's death? Do we even feel the apparent absence of Jesus in our daily lives today? It is not that Jesus ...

|If we are really paying attention, today's Gospel reading about the encounter between Mary and the messenger Gabriel can seem a little, well, untimely. This episode in Mary's life is what the Catholic Church has come to ...