Brian Mullins is a permanent deacon in the Rockford Diocese who has been assigned by his Bishop to Saint Catherine of Genoa Parish in Genoa, Illinois.
As the days grow shorter and the air turns colder, we are invited into the stillness of late autumn, poised on the edge of winter. This is the setting for Advent, the beginning of our liturgical year—a season of waiting and preparation. It is no coincidence that Advent unfolds inContinue Reading
The state of the world today often feels like a crumbling edifice—marked by uncertainty, suffering, and division. Yet, amid these challenges, we are reminded that our hope does not rest on the shifting sands of earthly power but on the solid foundation of Christ’s death and resurrection. Today’s Responsorial PsalmContinue Reading
One of our daughters loves music, so she chose Saint Cecilia as her Confirmation Saint. Saint Cecilia was an early Church martyr who refused to give up her devotion to God. She had taken a vow of virginity, yet her family arranged a marriage to a non-Christian man. On herContinue Reading
Today, on the Feast of the Presentation of Mary, we honor the one who stands as the ultimate model of discipleship—our Blessed Mother, who always points us to Christ. In her, we see the fulfillment of God’s promises: the living Ark of the Covenant, the New Eve, and the TempleContinue Reading
Have you ever noticed that two people can go through the exact same experience but come out of it completely differently? Two kids raised in the same house, two patients facing the same illness, two friends navigating the same challenge—yet their hearts, their responses, their lives take different turns. That’sContinue Reading
Today is the Feast of All Souls, the day we remember all of those on their way to heaven. Those who have gone on before us, those we’ve lost recently or in years past. We pray for them and honor them in hopes that they will be face-to-face with GodContinue Reading
I was standing in the Sacristy the other day in front of the air conditioner, staring out at that marvelous tree that is just outside the door there. Watching the squirrels run up and down the trunk, and the leaves which were beginning to turn falling once in a whileContinue Reading