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’ve always wondered what it would be like to be the one who had their feet washed. My mind can easily wrap around how humbling and moving it could be the be the one doing the washing. To emulate our Lord in each movement, doing exactly what he commanded usContinue Reading
Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly. – Ecclesiastes 10:1 We as Christians often encourage our children to do the right thing. That’s part of our vocation as parents. We are supposed to be teaching them rightContinue Reading
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ – Matthew 25:40 We decided to go to the store and get some lettuce for a salad for dinner tonight. While we were checking out anContinue Reading
The First Commandment: (Exodus 20:2-6) I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. “You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that isContinue Reading
You and I are the domestic church. I just want to further talk about what I envision this as. First and foremost, it’s important to realize that while we have people in authority, we are also a nation of priests. We spiritually have a responsibility to take that seriously. ThatContinue Reading
While meditating on the ‘Stations of the Cross’ on my commute yesterday to pick the girls up from play practice, a detail emerged for me that I had never noticed before. While we talk about how Jesus didn’t speak up at times, or how that others accused him falsely, (andContinue Reading
We, the families and members of the church are the domestic church. The domestic church lives in our homes, and is part of the witness of Christ. It’s also an important part of evangelization. What exactly does that mean to the family? To the husband and wife? To the children?Continue Reading