This week’s Scripture prompts a new look at an old virtue: humility. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
Fractio Verbi
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
As his public ministry begins, Jesus models two key rules for evangelizing: expand your preaching beyond the choir, and don’t try to do it alone. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Among the many lessons offered by the life of John the Baptist is one of humility: of being able to live a life focused on others, and in doing so, to point toward the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a […]
4th Sunday of Advent, Cycle A
As Advent draws to a close, we see Joseph wrestle with a dilemma in which he comes to know that the right thing for him to do is the previously unimaginable thing.. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
3rd Sunday of Advent, Cycle A
On this Gaudete (Joyful) Sunday, we might pause to reflect on the gratitude with which God’s merciful healing is received by those most in need. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
2nd Sunday in Advent, Cycle A
John the Baptist’s words may be harsh, but for those with ears to hear, they can actually inspire hope–a hope that will only be fulfilled in Christ. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
1st Sunday of Advent, Cycle A
The first Sunday of Advent is a good time to consider “looking up” at our horizons and noticing what new ways God’s grace is breaking into our world. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
The model of power and leadership Christ the King reveals to us could not be a starker contrast to most of the leaders we witness on this earth. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C
The enduring antidote to self-exaltation and its deleterious effects on the spiritual life is love. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C
Entering heaven via “the narrow door” may seem more attainable if we conceive of “narrowness” as “focus.” Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here for a transcript of Fr. Charlie’s reflection. %PODCAST%