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.
A friend of mine posted on Facebook the other day that the “O Antiphons” were coming! As you noticed this morning, I proclaimed that. That’s not something we usually do at our Parish for Daily Mass. It highlights something! We are getting close! They are there to remind us thatContinue Reading
Some of the statements from Isaiah in the first reading can seem pretty confounding. From exile, Isaiah writes that God forms both light and darkness, well-being, and woe. That brings to mind the question: why do bad things happen to good people? This Advent is probably unlike any otherContinue Reading
My parents had this rule growing up that said the house had to be clean before my friends could come over. I was not too fond of that rule. So much so that it was pretty rare that they visited; instead, I’d beg to go to their house. IContinue Reading
Rest. That’s what we are all after. Our lives are hectic. With all the changes our society is going through with the pandemic, the evident angst and anger of our political process, and the pressure of Christmas in a struggling consumer-driven economy, these things fill our lives and weighContinue Reading
I’ve been reading a lot about visions of Heaven and visions of Hell lately. So much so that I’ve been dreaming about it, and it has occupied my thoughts. I also keep seeing people “jokingly” make comments about Hell where they seem to think that it will be some decadentContinue Reading
I’ve been writing a lot the past few days about the end times. The readings point directly there. That’s the message. Life will come to an end, and Jesus will be our judge. While praying last night over the readings, this line from the Gospel hit me hard: “IfContinue Reading
The past two days, we’ve heard about people who wanted to be closer to Jesus. Father Francis talked yesterday about how the one thing that seemed to be in their way was the crowd. That’s important because Jesus also said yesterday in Revelation that He wasn’t looking for lukewarm people.Continue Reading