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October 4, 2026
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time And God is still looking for fruit. There is a question running through all three of our readings today: What is growing in us? Isaiah gives us the image of a vineyard. God prepares the soil. He clears away the stones,...
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October 8, 2026
Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time God Knows What We Need...
October 6, 2026
Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time Giving Out and Being Filled There is something very easy to recognize in Martha today. She is trying to do a good thing. Jesus has come into her home, and she wants to take care of him. She wants to be a good host....
October 4, 2026
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time And God is still looking for fruit. There is a question running through all three of our readings today: What is growing in us? Isaiah gives us the image of a vineyard. God prepares the soil. He clears away the stones,...
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Dressing for an Encounter with the Lord
A number of years ago, I was on vacation with my parents. We were camping, but Sunday morning was still Sunday morning. I put on a pair of dress pants and a nice shirt for Mass. I wasn't wearing my Roman collar because I was on vacation, but I still wanted to dress...
The Meaning of the Communion Procession
From time to time, people ask why we do not encourage those who are not receiving Holy Communion to come forward simply for a blessing. The answer is found in the meaning of the Communion procession itself. The Communion procession has one purpose: to approach the...
Why We Kneel
Reverence in the Presence of God One of the beautiful things about our Catholic faith is that we do not worship God with words alone. We pray with our whole person—with our voices, with silence, and even with our bodies. At every Mass there are certain moments when...