Blog Post by Michael Maher S.J.
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1 February 2025
Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Both readings today speak of the merits of faith. For some intellectuals, particularly those of the ...
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31 January 2025
Memorial of Saint John Bosco, Priest John Bosco (1815-1888) is one of the great saints of modern Catholicism. He grew up in Turin, Italy a city ...
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30 January 2025
Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time The gospel today notes the words of Jesus who reminded his listeners that a lamp is meant to be ...
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29 January 2025
Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Today’s gospel has often provided a means for me to explain what the purpose of a Jesuit education ...
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28 January 2025
Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church For Ignatius of Loyola, Thomas was “the philosopher.” Much can be read and ...
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27 January 2025
Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time From today’s gospel reading we find the well-known saying that house divided cannot stand. The truth ...
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26 January 2025
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time The reading from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians provides an important image for the church, one that is ...
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14 September 2024
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Wandering through the many churches in Rome decorated in the first 500 years of Christian history, ...
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13 September 2024
Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church In today’s first reading, Paul’s comparison to the spiritual life to sports ...
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12 September 2024
Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
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