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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 8, 2023
Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9, 11; Matthew 11:25-30
On May 11, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the official end of the COVID-19 public health...
Hospitality as Virtue | La Hospitalidad Como Virtud
July 2, 2023
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a; Romans 6:3-4, 8-11; Matthew 10:37-42
The hospitality industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing parts of the global economy. It’s a broad sector, encompassing...
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 18, 2023
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Exodus 19:2-6a; Romans 5:6-11; Matthew 9:36-10:8
Following my first profession in July 1988, I moved from the rolling hills of Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin to the streets of Chicago. I moved again in...
Pentecost Sunday
May 27, 2023
Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23
In his homily for last Sunday’s Mass here at San Lorenzo, Fr. Bill Talentino used the metaphors of a relay race and the passing of the baton to reflect on the...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski