Bonfire of the Vanities

 Of all the people in the Gospel who couldn’t see… The one man who was healed: did you notice, he was only one who, without question or dela...

 The second reading mentions “justification” –  we don’t talk about this often,  so you might wonder just what that is. From the Council of ...

 In the first reading, God says to Abram, get up and go.  Go where? That’s a little vague. But the key word is “go.”  In the Gospel, it is a...

 If there’s a theme to this homily, it is the quotation associated with a group called “The Christophers”:  It is better to light one candle...

 This Sunday’s feast is a liturgical pivot:  it is the last Sunday of Christmas,  and tomorrow begins what is called “Ordinary Time.” That n...

 Today we celebrate the Epiphany.  What is an “epiphany”? If you or I have a sudden moment of clarity,  we’ll call it an “epiphany,” or an “...