The faithful shall abide with him in love

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)   The faithful shall abide with him in love.    Think about all the people you pray for—a friend coping with a serious illness, a child questioning his faith, or maybe a coworker going through a...

Blessing and glory

All Saints (Solemnity)   Blessing and glory . . . be to our God forever and ever.   St. Thomas Aquinas once said that grace is “nothing else but a certain beginning of glory within us” (Summa Theologiae, II–II.24.3).   It’s this glory that we’re celebrating today...

If God is for us, who can be against us?

30th Week in Ordinary Time   If God is for us, who can be against us?   Have you ever gone backpacking?   If you have, then you know that you have to be judicious about what to bring.   If you load up your backpack with too much stuff, it may begin to feel...

All things work for good for those who love God

30th Week in Ordinary Time   All things work for good for those who love God.   Have you ever been tempted to question Paul’s assertion that God is always working for your good?   If we’re honest, most of us would probably say yes.   There are plenty of...

In hope we were saved

30th Week in Ordinary Time   In hope we were saved.    A mountain climber had slipped backward over a precipice, but he was able to break his fall by catching hold of a small rocky ledge.   The night was closing in, and hour after hour, he held on...

You are fellow citizens with the holy ones

Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles (Feast)   You are fellow citizens with the holy ones.    Although Paul is referring to the Gentiles in today’s first reading (Ephesians 2:19),  you could certainly call Simon and Jude “fellow citizens” of God’s household...

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