“YOUR NATIVITY, O CHRIST OUR GOD, HAS SHED THE LIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE UPON THE WORLD. THROUGH IT, THOSE WHO HAD BEEN STAR-WORSHIPERS LEARNED THROUGH A STAR TO WORSHIP YOU, O SUN OF JUSTICE, AND TO RECOGNIZE IN YOU THE ONE WHO RISES AND COMES FROM ON HIGH. O LORD, GLORY TO YOU!” (A Christmas Sourcebook,…
Tuesday, we have the privilege of going to the polls and exercising our right to vote. While the presidential campaign has been one of the most contentious on record, we can elect a new president, as well as local officials, including members of the Township Committee. There are also 3 public questions on the ballot…
Today is CATECHETICAL SUNDAY in the Catholic Church in the United States. Today celebrates the Teaching Ministry of the Word in our Parish Religious Education Program and our Parish School. This year’s theme is: PRAYER: THE FAITH PRAYED. It is a reminder that our prayer is a dialogue with God, who has revealed himself in…
Where were you on September 11, 2001? This is one of the watershed days where we all remember where we were and what we were doing. It was a beautiful day and we were all going about our daily routines when, at 8:45 am, the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade…
The earthquake that struck central Italy at 3:30 AM, was one of the most devastating earthquakes. Three towns were destroyed in the Province of Umbria. The death toll keeps climbing as they discover more bodies as the rubble is removed. The reasons for the extensive destruction are the earthquake was closer to the surface, and…
“…YOU, THE ETERNAL FATHER, ARE THE TABLE THAT OFFERS US AS FOOD THE LAMB, YOUR ONLY BEGOTTEN SON… AND HE SERVES US HIS CHARITY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND HUNGER TO HAVE AS OUR FOOD SOULS AND THE SALVATION OF THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE FATHER’S HONOR.” (An Easter Sourcebook: The Fifty Days, p. 28). MYSTAGOGIA!…
“WELCOME, GLORIOUS DAY OF DAYS,[break]O HAPPY DAY OF THE TRIUMPH OF CHRIST,[break]O STERLING DAY FLOWING WITH JOY, [break]THE FIRST DAY!” (A Triduum Sourcebook III, p. 412). It is Easter! Christ is Risen! We have been given a new lease on life!! It seemed that our world had ended when Jesus was crucified and died. But…
“ONE WHO HAS SURRENDERED TO IT KNOWS THAT THE WAY ENDS ON THE CROSS-EVEN WHEN IT IS LEADING THROUGH THE JUBILATION OF GENNESARET OR THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM.” (A Lent Sourcebook: The Forty Days, Book Two, p. 179) [break] We have come to another Holy Week, the most serious and solemn week in the…
“QUARTADECIM DIE AD VESPERUM PASCHA DOMINUI EST; ET IN QUIDTADECIMA SOLEMNITATEM CELEBRABITIS ALTISSIMO DOMINO. FOURTEEN DAYS FROM NOW THE PASCH OF THE LORD WILL BEGIN, AND ON THE FITEENTH YOU WILL CELEBRATE THE GREAT SOLEMNITY IN HORO OF GOD MOST HIGH.” (A Lent Sourcebook: The Forty Days, Book Two, p.112). [break] We are fast approaching…
“JESUS COMES OUT OF THE WATER, DRAWING THE WORLD WITH HIM, AS IT WERE, RAISING IT UP WHEN IT HAD HITHERTO BEEN SUNK IN THE ABYSS.” (A Christmas Sourcebook, p. 146). Today is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. It celebrates John’s baptizing Jesus in the Jordan River. But it also reminds us…