audio Filling your Lamp with Joy For 13 December 2019, Friday of the Second week of Advent, based on Matthew 25…
text Teaching morals and values to teenagers an opinion piece published in the Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest
text “Is there room for laughter during Advent?” The older woman was in her late eighties and suffered from severe diabetes…
audio Building on solid rock: Preparing to welcome the Lord into your home <p>At the end of his Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5-7), Jesus recommends his own teaching as "solid rock…
audio Let’s Go with God For 5 December 2019, Thursday of the first week of Advent , based on Isaiah 26…
text “Advent: Déjà vu all over again.” Yogi Berra, former catcher for the New York Yankees, was known as the Master…
audio Imperishable peace: Remaining rooted in Christ in the midst of turbulent times <p>Dan 2:31-45 and Lk 21:5-11 remind us that nothing in the world lasts forever, so where must the…
audio Christ the King: Disinterested love for the sake of the world <p>We are all looking for a leader in our lives, and are rightly disappointed by the failure of…
audio Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. | Hail Christ the King! Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Colossians 1:12-20 for the The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the…
audio A Vegetarian Diet For 25 November 2019, Monday of week 34 in Ordinary Time, based on Daniel 1:1-6…
audio Br. James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. | More Than We Could Hope For Br. James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Samuel 5: 1-3 for the The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the…
text “Precious Lord Take My Hand.” The grocery store wasn’t all that busy when I shopped for a few items…
audio A tale of two integrities: joyful humility leading to virtue <p>2 Maccabees offers Christians examples of perfect fidelity to the law of God, even to the extent…
audio Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. | Be Amazed Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Malachi 3:19-20 for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The greatest threat to…
audio Going into the Light For 16 November 2019, Saturday of week 32 in Ordinary Time, based on Wisdom 18…
text “If it were not for hope, the heart would break.” Walking through Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul, I came across a tombstone…
audio Count Your Blessings For 13 November 2019, Wednesday of week 32 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 17…
audio Br. Andrew Martin del Valle, O.P. | So Now What? Br. Andrew Martin Del Valle, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. …