Blog posts from August, 2020
Reception and Rejection | Recepción y Rechazo
August 31, 2020
Monday of the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 4:16-30
Talk about a tough audience! Within a matter of moments, Jesus goes from being a hometown hero who amazed ...
Power(less) | (Sin) Potencia
August 28, 2020
1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Mark 6:17-29
Herod had raw political power. He used it to imprison John and then summarily execute him. Herodias and her daughter were able to ...
Foolishness | Tonterías
August 28, 2020
St. Augustine of Hippo
1 Corinthians 1:17-25; Matthew 25:1-13
Today our readings invite us to reflect on two kinds of foolishness. God’s apparent foolishness, St. ...
Fidelity | Fidelidad
August 27, 2020
St. Monica
1 Corinthians 1:1-9; Matthew 24:42-51
Today we begin what will be several weeks of readings from 1 Corinthians. After a customary greeting, Paul offers and ...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski