Blog posts from August, 2021
Mustard Seeds | Semillas de Mostaza
August 7, 2021
St. Sixtus and Companions
Deuteronomy 6:4-13; Matthew 17:14-20
Mustard seeds are tiny, and I don’t always see mountains being moved these days. What am I to make ...
Signs of Hope | Signos de Esperanza
August 6, 2021
Transfiguration of the Lord
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Mark 9:2-10
76 years ago today, the USA dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. According to the ...
Testing God | Probando a Dios
August 5, 2021
Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major
Numbers 20:1-12; Matthew 16:13-23
Testing God isn’t a good idea.
When the people of Israel tested God at Meribah, God ...
Faithfulness | Fidelidad
August 4, 2021
St. John Vianney
Numbers 13:1-2, 25-14:1, 26a-29, 31-35; Matthew 15:21-28
Today we are asked to ponder a marginalized woman’s faith, a chosen people’s fear, and a ...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski