Why does sinless Jesus insist on being baptized by John? Perhaps as evidence that He is fully human, as well as fully divine. Click here to link to the day’s 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. Click […]
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The Epiphany of the Lord: January 3, 2016
“Epiphany” means “manifestation,” and this feast is a good time to recollect all the ways Jesus Christ manifests Himself in our lives, from gentlest whisper to booming symphony. Click here to link to the day’s readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or the down arrow to save […]
Vigil of the Nativity: December 24, 2015
Shiny and delightful as your favorite Christmas present may be, Jesus remains the very best gift to you and to the whole world. Click here to link to the readings for this evening. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection. Click here for a transcript of the reflection. %PODCAST%
4th Sunday of Advent Cycle C: December 20,2015
God is ever alert for “significant anomalies” in our hearts that provide room for divine love to flood in. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click here to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings, or save it for later. Click here for a transcript of the reflection. %PODCAST%
3rd Sunday in Advent, Cycle C: December 13, 2015
Borrowing from the field of educational psychology, we might think of this Gaudete Sunday as a kind of “anticipatory set” regarding the joy and peace of Christmas. Click here to link to this Sunday’s readings. Click the Play button to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection, or save for later. Click here for a transcript of […]
2nd Sunday of Advent, Cycle C: December 6, 2015
Today we are invited to “take off our robes of mourning and misery and put on the splendor of glory from God forever.” 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. Click […]
1st Sunday of Advent, Cycle C: November 29, 2015
Christ exhorts us to embrace a relationship with God that is just and proper and true…and then does the work of righting the relationship himself. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection. Click here for a transcript of the reflection. %PODCAST%
Solemnity of Christ the King, Cycle B: November 22, 2015
Though King of the Universe, Christ chose to make himself vulnerable to our love and to the suffering resulting from our sinfulness. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. Charlie’s reflection on the readings. Click here for a transcript of the reflection. %PODCAST%
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: November 15, 2015
The apocalyptic accounts that we receive in Scripture as the Church year draws to an end point us not toward despair, but toward our glorious reunion with Christ. 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 […]
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: November 8, 2015
There are times our life of faith demands that we walk to the edge and step off into darkness…but always, always into the loving arms of God. 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 […]