Blog posts from May, 2024

Servant leaders | Líderes servidores

Memorial of St. Paul VI 1 Peter 1:18-25; Mark 10:32-45 In case you haven’t noticed, we are in the midst of yet another heated campaign season. From votes for local ...

The sin of presumption | El pecado de la presunción

Memorial of St. Rita of Cascia James 4:13-17; Mark 9:38-40 We don’t talk much about the sin of presumption, but it is no less real.  The idea (i.e., the delusion) ...

The bigger picture | un panorama más amplio

Wednesday of the 6th Week of Easter Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; John 16:12-15 In his famous poem The Blind Man and the Elephant, the 19th century writer and lawyer John Godfrey ...

Bearing better fruit | Dar mejores frutos

Feast of St. Joseph the Worker Acts 15:1-6; John 15:1-8 Most people would not automatically associate ritual circumcision with pruning a grapevine. Today’s readings, ...