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.
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
I heard someone say this once, so it’s not original material. What it is is good stuff, though. Today’s first reading says that when one finds a worthy wife. It doesn’t say when one finds a good mistress or a fun time. God did not inspire him to write thatContinue Reading
If you watch the news, then society probably looks pretty crazy right now. People are still fighting over politics. Murder is common; shootings everywhere. This morale vacuum is a severe problem because society’s condition mirrors what is in its people’s hearts. Many people think if we fix ourContinue Reading
In this morning’s Gospel, Jesus gives us a parable about a woman who lost a coin. The coin she lost was worth about a day’s wage for a laborer. Some claim that it would be worth about two days of work as a woman of that period. It’s onlyContinue Reading