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.
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
Our country is currently awaiting the results of an election. It’s also in the midst of a spiritual battle. Yesterday we heard Jesus say that He invites all people, even the ones in the “highways and hedgerows.” Often people think that being invited is enough. They forget that weContinue Reading
The end of the liturgical year is approaching. At the end of November, we will celebrate the feast of Christ the King. This celebration reminds us that the end of time will come for all of us, maybe even for some of us today. Christ will come back, and weContinue Reading
In today’s Gospel, we see the list of the twelve apostles. Among those are our Saints for today, Saint Simon the Zealot, and Saint Jude. They are listed together because we believe they were both martyred together in Persia, somewhere near modern-day Iran. Saint Paul tells usContinue Reading
Deacon Bill said the other day, something that is very important about our faith. He said that our faith is personal, but it’s not private. It’s critical to understand that when we begin to look at what Paul says today to the Ephesians. He says we are to beContinue Reading