The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Exodus 22:20–26Psalm 18:2–4, 47, 511 Thessalonians 1:5–10Matthew 22:34–40 Jesus came not to abolish the Old Testament law but to fulfill it (see Matthew 5:17). And in today’s Gospel, He reveals that love—of God and of...
In church doctrine, the Communion of Saints is a spiritual union between the living on earth and the saints in heaven. As Catholics, we often call upon the saints, asking them to pray, or intercede, on our behalf to God. We recently had the opportunity to talk with a...
While you are probably very familiar with the secular holiday, Halloween, you may not fully understand the holy days of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day that immediately follow it, and are oftentimes linked to it. In fact, while it is considered a secular holiday,...
The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Isaiah 45:1,4–6Psalm 96:1,3–5, 7–101 Thessalonians 1:1–5Matthew 22:15–21 The Lord is king over all the earth, as we sing in today’s Psalm. Governments rise and fall by His permission, with no authority but that given...
The Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Isaiah 25:6–10Psalm 23:1–6Philippians 4:12–14, 19–20Matthew 22:1–14 Our Lord’s parable in today’s Gospel is again a fairly straightforward outline of salvation history. God is the king (see Matthew 5:35), Jesus the...
