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.
Interestingly, Ash Wednesday is one of the most attended Masses of the year. We pack ourselves into the pews to make a new start to our Christian lives. One by one, we walk forward to receive ashes on our foreheads to remind us that “you gonna die.” Quite the freeContinue Reading
Privilege. It is a word that is thrown around in our culture. It’s become a meme synonymous with virtue signaling. Many people on the extreme progressive left use it to shut down the conversation. White privilege is one of the most prevalent uses of the word. What does that haveContinue Reading
“But who do you say that I am?” Maybe one of the most poignant questions ever asked. Jesus is standing amongst his disciples, men who look up to him, and that he even calls friends. They have just given testimony to all the things that those who are outsideContinue Reading
Most of you know that before my back surgery I was a commercial electrician working mostly on large construction (Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, etc.). During that time I got to be privy to what happens to a lot of the leftover scrap, especially when you are living in an impoverishedContinue Reading
The Sacred Scriptures are alive. They speak to the children of God a message of love and hope. To the person who is open to the Holy Spirit, they can give a personal message that conveys often exactly what they need to hear. Why then is it so often misunderstood? Continue Reading
Mercy. That’s a word we use a lot as Christians. Our liturgy as Catholics is steeped with it. “Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.” It’s a powerful word but I think we often take it for granted. In Latin, the word we use is “misericordia“. That comesContinue Reading
When I first started going to Saint Catherine of Genoa, there was a man and woman who embodied what Christ teaches us about marriage. We are supposed to submit ourselves one to another. That’s what the second reading for tomorrow’s Mass says. Husbands loving their wives as Christ loved theContinue Reading