The rules illuminated in today’s readings are not merely hoops to jump through, but an “operating manual” for humanity, issued in fathomless love by the Maker. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or the down arrow to save it for […]
Fractio Verbi
1st Sunday in Lent, Cycle B: February 22, 2015
The season of Lent may be the ideal time to increase our appreciation for Christ’s presence in the Liturgy of the Word and allow ourselves to be nourished by the sermons being preached on that Word. Click here to link directly to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection […]
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: February 15, 2015
This week’s readings plunge us into dark images of “leprosy;” in ancient times a symbol for chaos and doom, relegating its victims far to the margins of their societies. That harsh judgment won’t do when Jesus encounters a leper. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to […]
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: February 8, 2015
Job’s tortured question “are not our days drudgery?” reverberates in each person, as we slog along and find ourselves yearning for something more, no matter how much we already have. Jesus Christ provides a way to fill that emptiness. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to […]
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B: February 1, 2015
St. Catherine of Siena said “Be who you were born to be, and you will set the world ablaze.” As we hear in this week’s readings, Moses and Jesus are models of being exactly what they were meant to be…and the world was never the same. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click […]
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: January 25, 2015
What would it take to embrace life-giving choices with joy and zeal, rather than simply avoid those that lead to death? Some hints arise in these glimpses of Jonah, the first disciples and the early Church at Corinth. Click here to link to the readings for the day. Click the Play button below to listen […]
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: January 18, 2015
Think you must receive an engraved, personalized invitation before you can move forward in your faith life? Think again: one glory of Catholicism is that we can lean on the community of faith for strength, wisdom and direction. Click here to link to the day’s readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. […]
4th Sunday of Advent, Cycle B: December 21, 2014
As another Advent draws to a close, we pause to commit to our hearts the enduring message of the season: God is with us. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or the down arrow to save it for later. […]
3rd Sunday of Advent, Cycle B: December 14, 2014
Long tradition establishes the 3rd Sunday in Advent as “Gaudete Sunday,” for the readings’ repetition of “rejoice!” remind us that the Savior we yearn for is very near indeed. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or the down arrow […]
2nd Sunday of Advent, Cycle B: December 7, 2014
Today’s readings remind us that even when we are utterly bereft, God’s face shines upon us, providing a path back into the most loving arms imaginable. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or the down arrow to save it for […]