13 January 2026
Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Today’s gospel identifies the preaching of Jesus as a new teaching with authority. New teachings and ...
12 January 2026
Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Today’s gospel reiterates the theme of the Baptism of the Lord in that it identified the mission of ...
11 January 2026
The Baptism of the Lord Important beginnings usually are marked by a ritual that helps those either attending or undergoing the ritual to ...
10 January 2026
Saturday after Epiphany The painting titled "Return to the Convent" (originally Regreso al convento) was painted by Spanish artist Eduardo ...
09 January 2026
Friday after Epiphany "Until death do us part" is a poignant phrase in the traditional wedding vow that encapsulates the promise of lifelong ...
08 January 2026
Thursday after Epiphany In the passage from the Gospel of Luke today, we hear Jesus reading and being handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. ...
07 January 2026
Wednesday after Epiphany On December 25, 2025, we just celebrated Christmas, the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus ...
06 January 2026
Tuesday after Epiphany The late Jesuit priest James V. Schall, SJ, wrote in his book The Order of Things about how, while in a hospital waiting ...
5 January 2026
Memorial of St. John Neumann, Bishop One of the frequent questions I encountered as a priest among the faithful was about what Jesus was doing ...
4 January 2026
The Epiphany of the Lord Alice von Hildebrand, in her book The Privilege of Being a Woman, wrote as follows: “The aristocratic Magi followed ...