September 14, 2021 Tuesday 24h Week in Ordinary Time
FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS Lift high the cross After ending Christian persecutions in 313, Constantine sent his mother, Helena, to the Holy Land, where her team is said to have unearthed Christ’s tomb. Here, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built. Excavations also reportedly unearthed the three crosses of Mount […]
September 13 2021 Monday 24th Week in Ordinary Time
Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C. Spiritual Calendar A Thought for Each Day of the Year By Blessed Antonio Rosmini September 13 Although beauty is a trait of all virtues, nonetheless it belongs in a special way to chastity and humility. Chastity ensures that we do not sin against, by diminishing, the excellence of our nature, and […]
September 13, 2021 Monday 24th Week in Ordinary Time
MEMORIAL OF JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Preach often—use words when necessary Glossophobia—fear of public speaking—is one of the most common forms of anxiety, affecting a sizeable portion of the population. Saint John Chrysostom was not a sufferer. His name means “golden-mouthed”—and was he ever. Renowned as a preacher, his sermons could last […]
September 13, 2021 Monday 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
MEMORIAL OF JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Preach often—use words when necessary Glossophobia—fear of public speaking—is one of the most common forms of anxiety, affecting a sizeable portion of the population. Saint John Chrysostom was not a sufferer. His name means “golden-mouthed”—and was he ever. Renowned as a preacher, his sermons could last […]
September 11, 2021 We Remember!
911 Homily 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2021 Twenty years ago, this weekend, evil acts struck America. Terrorism visited New York City, Washington D.C., and Flight 93. Two thousand nine hundred seventy-seven people died in those attacks carried out by 19 terrorists. We remember. · Remember the firefighters. · Remember the police. · Remember the first responders. […]
September 11, 2021, Saturday, 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Heaven help us all The attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon happened 20 years ago today. We still carry the memory of that awful day, and we continue to remember in our prayers the victims of the attack and their families and loved ones who continue to mourn their great loss. We […]
September 8, 2021 Thursday 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
MEMORIAL OF PETER CLAVER, PRIEST Call it out Saint Peter Claver (1580-1654) was a Jesuit priest dedicated to baptizing and serving enslaved Africans in Cartagena, Colombia, a major slave-trade port. While Claver was ahead of many of his peers in at least recognizing the humanity of Africans and poured out his life to alleviate the […]
September 8, 2021 Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY The birth of our salvation In 431, bishops at the Council of Ephesus decreed Mary as Theotokos, a Greek word that means “God-bearer”—or, more commonly, “Mother of God.” Her birthday was celebrated at the beginning of the year—in Constantinople, the calendar began on September 1—because Mary’s […]
September 7, 2021, Tuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Creation needs your caring prayer Jewish believers celebrate Rosh Hashanah today, marking the universe’s birthday—recalling how God placed Adam and Eve at the center of creation as faithful stewards. For many Christians, it’s also Day 7 in the Season of Creation. When the Catholic Church joined this observance in 2019, Pope Francis wrote: "In the […]
September 6, 2021, Monday 23rd Week of the Year
Luke 6:6-11 Jesus doesn’t react to people or situations. He creates them. Did Jesus heal this man’s withered hand to make a point with the scribes and Pharisees? The Law of Moses forbade all work on the Sabbath, and this was a Sabbath day. They saw healing as work and wanted to discredit Jesus should […]