Holiness for the Working Day

A homily on Politics and religion in this moment.  29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year AA 

Feast of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque Oct. 16, 2026

Part three of the "Life is Worth Living" Meditations 

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A October 11, 2026

second meditation in the Life Is Worth Living Meditation Series 

The Feast of St. Francis on Sunday October 4. The 800 hundreth Anniversary of St. Francis. 

This is the first part of a new series of meditations on called Life is Worth Living, inspirted by Blessed Fulton J Sheen. It focuses on the development of wonder in our lives. I hope you enjoy and it leads to a richer and more profound interior life. 

(And the Anamnesis of Notre Dame football)  

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

2th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A https://catholicsvoteno.com  

Sept. 9, 2026

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A  September 7, 2026

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A  Aug. 30, 2026 Gospel Matthew 16:21-27 Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.  Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him, "God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you."  He turned and said to Peter,...

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A  Aug. 30, 2026 Gospel Matthew 16:21-27 Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.  Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him, "God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you."  He turned and said to Peter,...

21st Sunday in Ordinary TIme, Year A 2026

Elijah in the Cave  19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A  Aug. 9th, 2026

The final part of the 5 part series on spiritual, emotional and mental freedom in our lives. 

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A  August 1, 2026

The Rise to deep freedom 

Part 4 of 4: The Roman Republic and England In this fourth part of our four-part series, we trace the roots of our Republic, from the ideas that shaped our Founding Fathers to the principles they built our nation on. But we don't stop at history. We ask what those same principles mean for the first nation: the family. Because if the family is the bedrock of a healthy republic, then renewing our co...

Part 3 of 4: Athens and the influences of Greece   In this third part of our four-part series We travel to Athens and the Greek influences, and we trace the roots of our Republic, from the ideas that shaped our Founding Fathers to the principles they built our nation on. But we don't stop at history. We ask what those same principles mean for the first nation: the family. Because if the family is...

Part 2 of 4: Jerusalem and the Old Covenant  In this second part of our four-part series we go to Jerusalem and the old covenant , and we trace the roots of our Republic, from the ideas that shaped our Founding Fathers to the principles they built our nation on. But we don't stop at history. We ask what those same principles mean for the first nation: the family. Because if the family is the bedro...