Many of us know the story of this young woman who fell in love with the way of life and the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi. Her story would inspire millions and is the foundation for the Poor Clares, officially the “Order of Saint Clare.” This way of lifeContinue Reading
Life is hard, isn’t it? It’s messy. It’s complicated, and it never seems to get any easier either. When we are little, we think if we can get old enough to make our own decisions, everything will be better. Then as teenagers, we think, “once I get out on myContinue Reading
On July 16, 2021, Pope Francis issued Traditionis Custodes, a motu proprio on the use of the Roman Liturgy prior to the reform of 1970. Motu proprio is Latin for “on his own impulse”. Traditionis Custodes reversed the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum issued by Pope Benedict XVI on July 7,Continue Reading
This morning’s Gospel is crucial to understanding our faith as Catholics. In it, we see Jesus using the same language from the old testament that God used when He spoke of giving the fullness kingdom’s authority over to Eli’kim in the book of Isaiah. (Isaiah 22 – around vsContinue Reading
It’s interesting sometimes to look at the details of the Gospel and dig deep to see what’s going on. One of the things about this morning that might be easy to miss is that Jesus isn’t in the gentile territory. Matthew places Him near the gentile border, but notContinue Reading
There is some sibling jealousy going on here in the first reading. Miriam and Aaron come to Moses, criticizing him for his marriage to a Cushite woman. One of ‘them”, the other, a foreigner. They seem to be irritated that Moses is being used as the mouthpiece of God, butContinue Reading
The Navy has a particular way that it ties its ships to the pier. This is done so the ship will be secure no matter what the sea state is. They use six lines (ropes) to do this. Lines one and six go straight to the pier from the frontContinue Reading