Bonfire of the Vanities

 This feast – which occurs on a Sunday  infrequently; the last time was 2014! – may seem odd to us.  It celebrates a building. Why would we ...

 Every five or six years, All Souls Day comes on a Sunday.  I don’t want to shock you, but: this day is about death. In ancient Rome, when a...

 Let’s spell out a few key points about this feast. First. There is a lot of nonsense spoken about Hallowe’en,  which is part of this feast....

 These readings cast light on the broader idea of justice as the Bible talks about justice.  We also sometimes call this “social justice.” N...

 Ten lepers were on their way to the Temple.  The first leper said to the second leper,  “That Jesus didn’t have much time for us, did he?  ...

 Today we celebrate a special occasion just for St. Henry.  That’s why the readings and the Mass prayers were different. We recall when this...