Sunday, August 3, 2025 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Eccl 1:2, 2:21-23; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21 The eighteenth Sunday in ordinary time reminds us of the social function of wealth and invites us to embrace a life of fraternal charity. The readings of the day highlight that only a heart free of greed can […]
Saturday, August 2, 2025 Lev 25: 1, 8-17; Mt 14: 1-12 Today’s Gospel highlights the cost of being messengers of truth through the martyrdom of John the Baptist. John’s life and martyrdom help us with compelling insights for reflection. 1. If John the Baptist had wanted, he could have been a people pleaser and befriended
Friday, August 1, 2025 Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori Lev 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Mt 13:54-58 The feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori invites us to be apostles of compassion like him. The patron saint of confessors and moral theologians, St. Alphonsus promoted a pastorally sensitive approach that emphasized God’s love and the dignity of
