“Chaire Kecharitomene!“
Grace upon you, one whom grace inhabits perfectly!
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- Being Vulnerable for Christ
[This post was written on Sunday, October 26, 2025] Today, we had the blessing of celebrating Mass with the Benedictine monks at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert. Their chapel is small but beautiful – a mix of adobe, wood, and glass windows that start some 15 feet above the tabernacle and soar another… Read more: Being Vulnerable for Christ - Who Can Know God’s Counsel?Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wisdom 9:13-18b, Philemon 9-10, 12-17, Luke 14:25-33 This Sunday, we listened to a fantastic set of readings, including an echo of the gospel reading from St. Luke we heard three Sundays ago: “Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but… Read more: Who Can Know God’s Counsel?
- Moses in the Promised Land! … And More About the TransfigurationFeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, 2 Peter 1:16-19, Luke 9:28b-36. Rejoice! Today we commemorate and celebrate the gratuitous love of the Father to bolster the faith of Peter, James and John by allowing them to witness a vision of Jesus in his glory. This episode in the life of Jesus… Read more: Moses in the Promised Land! … And More About the Transfiguration
- Contemplating Corpus ChristiToday is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ — aka, the Feast of Corpus Christi. We were fortunate to celebrate Mass in Park City at St. Mary’s Church, presided by Fr. Chris Gray, who is about to be transferred to the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City… Read more: Contemplating Corpus Christi
- Who is the Holy Spirit?Pentecost is one of our highest feasts — marking the anointing and confirmation of the Church by the Holy Spirit. It is a true turning point for humanity, when God begins to interact with us in a new way. The Church’s liturgy for Pentecost is so full of the mystery surrounding the action of the… Read more: Who is the Holy Spirit?
- Why Is God Missing from Contemporary Culture?You may have seen the recent information about the falling numbers of Americans who consider themselves Christian. The younger the group, the less they consider themselves Christian, even if they were baptized in the Church. The figure below is from an April 3, 2024 article in The Pillar. The main reason Catholics are outperforming our… Read more: Why Is God Missing from Contemporary Culture?