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.
One of the greatest gifts in my ministry is being surrounded by people who are truly seeking to do God’s will. That is where I found myself for the past few weeks as we joined together to do the ‘mini-retreat’ designed by Father Michal Gaitely, 33 days to Morning Glory. Continue Reading
Our conduct matters. It seems such a simple statement. In today’s society, we see the opposite preached from the pulpit of secular media. “You do you, and I do me.” “Your truth is your truth, and my truth is my truth.” I saw someone post the golden rule yesterdayContinue Reading
The three pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. By now if you’ve been reading my blog through the past few days you are probably tired of hearing that. It’s important to note though exactly what the Church is trying to tell us in her liturgies by asking whichContinue Reading
Society today often portrays the Christian life as a lot of rules that sap the fun out of life. In that world view, God is a tyrant who makes unreasonable demands on His people. If you simply glimpse at the first reading today, you might find yourself thinking the sameContinue Reading
We have arrived at the first Sunday in Lent. By now we have chosen our penance and realized just how hard it might be to keep it up for thirty days. The scripture reminds us today exactly why we are doing this. Our Gospel reading shows Jesus after BaptismContinue Reading
On the first day of Lent, my true love gave to me… ok, I don’t think that song works for Lent either. It’s interesting to see the pattern in the readings to remind us. The first day of Lent, God gave us ashes on our forehead to remind us thatContinue Reading
In the first reading for today, we see some people who just aren’t getting it right. As a man who gets hangry, sometimes I’m one of those people. God is talking to those people who were bickering and fighting during their fast. That tends to be the way we viewContinue Reading