Blog posts from August, 2021
Love, Be Holy, Stay Awake | Amor, Sé Santo, Mantente Despierto
August 26, 2021
Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
1 Thessalonians 3:7-13; Matthew 24:42-51
Several years ago, there was a popular book entitled, Eat Pray Love. It was ...
Communication | Comunicación
August 25, 2021
St. Joseph Calasanz
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:27-32
At first, St. Paul’s reflections on his ministry among the Thessalonians can seem like a self-serving ...
St. Bartholomew | San Bartolomé
August 24, 2021
St. Bartholomew
Revelation 21:9b-14; John 1:45-51
St. Bartholomew is the patron saint of tanners, bookbinders, and leatherworkers, among others. Like many saints, his ...
Authentic Witnesses | Testigos Auténticos
August 23, 2021
St. Rose of Lima
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8b-10; Matthew 23:13-22
Today’s readings may give us spiritual or emotional whiplash. In 1 Thessalonians, the earliest of the ...