Monday March 7, 2022, Perpetua and Felicity A line from Psalm 19, today’s psalm, struck me: “The command of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eye.” Both the first reading from Leviticus and the excerpt from Matthew’s Gospel are commandments to live by. Moses gives us a series of social teachings which are reinforced by

Sunday March 6, 2022 Psalm 91 is a comforting Psalm on the surface. It promises that if you live in the shelter of the Almighty, keep God as your fortress, the angels of the Lord will keep watch over you. They will make sure no evil ever comes your way. Yes, that all sounds well

Friday March 4, 2022 St. Casimir Why do we fast? The readings today are all about fasting. I ask again, why do we fast? Or better yet, do we fast? What type of fasting are we called to do? Think about how to prepare for a dinner party. We plan a menu. We make sure

Thursday March 3, 2022 Katherine Drexel Today, Moses exhorts the Israelites to ‘choose life’. That may seem like a silly thing to say, “choose life”, but there is more to it than meets the eye. This not a matter of eating today to nourish yourself so as not to die. No, this is a matter

Today we begin the Liturgical Season of Lent, a period of preparation for Easter. The readings the Church gives us today are the same every year, but somehow, they are always fresh with new meaning. The prophet Joel calls a whole nation to fast and pray for forgiveness. He calls them to an assembly –old