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. […]
Fractio Verbi
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 […]
1st Sunday of Advent, Cycle B: November 30, 2014
As Advent–with its theme of “be ready!”– gets underway, perhaps we can seize the chance to prepare our hearts and minds to greet our Savior with exuberant gusto, not a list of excuses. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, […]
Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe: November 23, 2014
On this celebration of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, we contemplate the paradox that wholeheartedly serving the One King who can be utterly trusted frees us from our servitude to tawdry distractions that fail to satisfy our deepest yearnings. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen […]
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A: November 16, 2014
Today’s parable of the talents reminds us that as mature believers, we are called–and gifted–with the opportunity to be God’s hands in this world so in need of love and healing.Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection, or the down arrow to save it […]
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome: November 9, 2014
As we celebrate the the feast of the dedication of the first and greatest basilica in the world, we might consider how we ourselves serve as temples of the Holy Spirit…and how this affords us the chance to be grace and hope in a wounded world. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click […]
Feast of All Souls: November 2, 2014
On this Feast of All Souls, we embrace the truth that the departed are in Christ as we are in Christ, and so our love and relationship with them endures. Click here to link directly to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or the […]
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A: October 26, 2014
The litany of bad news seems endless these days. But the enduring gift of faith is given to us for exactly such times. Click here to link directly to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or the down arrow to save the file for later. […]