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.
In this morning’s Gospel, we see a servant brought before the king who “owed him a huge amount.” In the original text, it gives us that amount as being “ten thousand talents.” A “talent” is a measurement of the weight of gold, silver, or copper. It varied but was approximatelyContinue Reading
Many of us know the story of this young woman who fell in love with the way of life and the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi. Her story would inspire millions and is the foundation for the Poor Clares, officially the “Order of Saint Clare.” This way of lifeContinue Reading
Life is hard, isn’t it? It’s messy. It’s complicated, and it never seems to get any easier either. When we are little, we think if we can get old enough to make our own decisions, everything will be better. Then as teenagers, we think, “once I get out on myContinue Reading
This morning’s Gospel is crucial to understanding our faith as Catholics. In it, we see Jesus using the same language from the old testament that God used when He spoke of giving the fullness kingdom’s authority over to Eli’kim in the book of Isaiah. (Isaiah 22 – around vsContinue Reading
It’s interesting sometimes to look at the details of the Gospel and dig deep to see what’s going on. One of the things about this morning that might be easy to miss is that Jesus isn’t in the gentile territory. Matthew places Him near the gentile border, but notContinue Reading
There is some sibling jealousy going on here in the first reading. Miriam and Aaron come to Moses, criticizing him for his marriage to a Cushite woman. One of ‘them”, the other, a foreigner. They seem to be irritated that Moses is being used as the mouthpiece of God, butContinue Reading
As I was studying about Martha and Mary last night, I ran across the writings of St. Bernard. Though he was talking about Monastic life, he breaks down the three as symbols for three types of actions in our lives. They were friends of Jesus but also a family withContinue Reading