Reflections

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ [C]
Fr. Drew Hoffman The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ [C]Genesis 14:18-20  +  1 Corinthians 11:23-26  +  Sequence  +  Luke 9:11-17 I was a decent student during my college… Read More
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity [C]
Fr. Michael Brungardt The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity [C]Proverbs 8:22-31  +  Romans 5:1-5  +  John 16:12-15 The Trinity lies at the origin and core of it all, at… Read More
June 8, 2025 – Pentecost Sunday
Fr. Matthew SiegmanMany Catholics do not know that Pentecost is one of the most important feasts our Church celebrates. Until the changes in the liturgy after Vatican II in 1970,… Read More
May 18, 2025 – The Fifth Sunday of Easter [C]
Fr. Drew HoffmanActs 14:21-27  +  Revelation 21:1-5  +  John 13:31-33,34-35 My favorite book is Graham Greene’s classic, The Power and the Glory, a magnificent story about a troubled priest in… Read More
May 11, 2025 – The Fourth Sunday of Easter [C]
Fr. Michael BrungardtActs 13:14,43-52  +  Revelation 7:9,14-17  +  John 10:27-30 A basic human experience is having days that don’t go as planned. Maybe it’s a small hiccup—a computer crash, a… Read More
February 2, 2024 – The Feast of the Presentation [YEAR C]
Fr. Drew HoffmanMalachi 3:1-4  +  Hebrews 2:14-18 +  Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 I’m in my early thirties, but spending so much time with college students makes me feel both older… Read More
January 26, 2024 – The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time [YEAR C]
Fr. Michael BrungardtNehemiah 8:2-4,5-6,8-10  +  1 Corinthians 12:12-30 [or 12:12-14,27]  +  Luke 1:1-4;4:14-21 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) – January 26, 2025 Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19:8-10, 15;… Read More
January 19, 2024 – The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time [YEAR C]
Fr. Matthew SiegmanIsaiah 62:1-5  +  1 Corinthians 12:4-11  +  John 2:1-11 This Sunday, as we move from the Christmas Season into Ordinary Time, we hear the Gospel of the Wedding… Read More
Januray 12, 2024 – The Baptism of the Lord [YEAR C]
Fr. Thomas HoisingtonIsaiah 42:1-4,6-7  +  Acts 10:34-38  +  Luke 3:15-16,21-22[or Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11  +  Titus 2:11-14;3:4-7  +  Luke 3:15-16,21-22] “You are my beloved Son; with You I am well pleased.” + … Read More
January 5, 2024 – The Epiphany of the Lord [YEAR C]
Fr. Thomas HoisingtonIsaiah 60:1-6  +  Ephesians 3:2-3,5-6  +  Matthew 2:1-12 “We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” Secular culture takes what is three-dimensional… Read More
December 29, 2024 – The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph [YEAR C]
Fr. Matthew SiegmanSirach 3:2-6,12-14  +  Colossians 3:12-21  +  Luke 2:41-52[other options: I Samuel 1:20-22,24-28 + Colossians 3:12-17 + 1 John 3:1-2,21-24] On this Sunday in the Octave of Easter, we… Read More
December 22, 2024 –
The Fourth Sunday of Advent [Year C]
Fr. Thomas Hoisington Micah 5:1-4  +  Hebrews 10:5-10  +  Luke 1:39-45 “‘… behold, I come to do your will, O God.’” Sacrifice has long been the heart of religion.  From… Read More