Blog posts from February, 2021

Chair of St. Peter

St-peter-vatican The Chair of St. Peter, Apostle 1 Peter 5:1-4; Matthew 16:13-19 Both the Bible and the ancient traditions of the Church testify to the special role and reputation of St. ...

Relationships | Las relaciones

St-bens Saturday After Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58:9b-14; Luke 5:27-32 When I served as Pastor of St. Benedict the Moor Parish and Chaplain of St. Ben’s Community Meal in ...

Fasting | El ayuno

Fasting Friday After Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58:1-9a; Matthew 9:14-15 Today’s scripture readings tell us two important things about fasting. The first is that fasting is not ...

The Right Choice | La decisión correcta

Fork-in-road Thursday After Ash Wednesday Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 9:22-25 They seem like easy choices: life or death, blessing or curse. Yet the rest of the Old Testament reveals that ...