Leighton Sterling watches flood waters along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. The devastation and heartbreak in Kerrville, Texas cannot be measured. It is simply too much.… Read more “Prayers for Texas”
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I Am Not a Good Catholic
I’m upset with myself. I feel like a let Jesus down. Today, I participated in a podcast where the host is wanting to get the perspectives of… Read more “I Am Not a Good Catholic”
Solemnity of Sts Peter & Paul
Statues of St. Peter and St. Paul, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican First Reading: Acts 12:1-11 Second Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8; 17-18 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19 When Jesus… Read more “Solemnity of Sts Peter & Paul”
Solemnity of the Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Christ
My homily for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi: Today is the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Christ. Today we celebrate especially the great… Read more “Solemnity of the Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Christ”
Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, the “Martyr of Honesty”
Blessed Floribert Kositi In July 2007, Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi once again faced a momentous moral decision. Kositi was a customs worker on the DRC-Rwanda border,… Read more “Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, the “Martyr of Honesty””
Solemnity of the Holy Trinity
John 16:12-15 Jesus said to his disciples: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of… Read more “Solemnity of the Holy Trinity”
Pentecost, 2025
First Reading: Acts 2:1-11 When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise… Read more “Pentecost, 2025”
St. Charles Lwanga and Companions
St. Charles Lwanga is in the top row, center. He and nineteen of those pictured here were martyred eight months after this photo was taken Today, June… Read more “St. Charles Lwanga and Companions”
Sixth Sunday of Easter
The Council of Jerusalem First Reading: Acts 15: 1-2, 22-29 Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to… Read more “Sixth Sunday of Easter”
The 1700th Anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea
First Council of Nicaea, AD 325 May 20, 325 is the traditional date of the beginning of the First Council of Nicaea, the first Ecumenical Council of… Read more “The 1700th Anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea”
Thoughts and Prayers for the Faithful 