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Purification | Purificación
February 2, 2022
The Presentation of the Lord
Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40
This feast has been celebrated in the western church for about 1500 years. It was originally ...
Division, Discord and Healing | División, Discordia y Sanación
February 1, 2022
Tuesday of the 4th Week in Ordinary Time
2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30-19:3; Mark 5:21-43
In today’s readings, we witness both the tragic consequences of ...
Nothing and Everything | Nada y Todo
January 31, 2022
St. John Bosco (+1888)
2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30, 16:5-13; Mark 5:1-20
“What have you to do with me?”
It was a cry of anguish and opposition from a man possessed. ...
Parables and Boomerangs | Parábolas y Boomerangs
January 29, 2022
Saturday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time
2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17; Mark 4:35-41
Parables in the Bible are often rhetorical boomerangs: they tell a story, invite the ...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski