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Baptism of the Lord | El Bautismo del Señor
January 9, 2021
Isaiah 55:1-11; 1 John 5:1-9; Mark 1:7-11
Wallace Stevens (+1955), who is undoubtedly the only lawyer and insurance company executive to win a Pulitzer Prize for collection of poetry, once wrote that “Human nature is like...
Epiphany of the Lord
January 2, 2021
Isaiah 60:1-5; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12
Did you see the Star of Bethlehem or Christmas Star? Although it’s a bit of a misnomer, it is nonetheless an extraordinary event. Less than two weeks ago, on...
Feast of the Holy Family | Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia
December 26, 2020
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Colossians 3:12-21; Luke 2:22-40
We need this feast more than ever this year. Because of the current pandemic, many more people than usual have been separated from friends and family during the...
Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 19, 2020
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38
The network HGTV recently announced that it would be launching yet another home makeover show: Extreme Makeover—Home Edition. You may be familiar with...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski