Readings (Year A): Isaiah 45:1, 4 – 6Psalms 96:1, 3, 4 – 5, 7 – 8, 9 – 101 Thessalonians 1:1 – 5bMatthew 22:15 – 21...
Author - Ferdinand Okorie, C.M.F.
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 5:1 – 7Psalms 80:9, 12, 13 – 14, 15 – 16, 19 – 20Philippians 4:6 – 9Matthew 21:33 – 43...
Swinging on the Garden Gate By Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew (Skinner House Books, 2022) When I opened Swinging on the Garden Gate, I was expecting a sort of...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 7:10 – 14Psalms 24:1 – 2, 3 – 4, 5 – 6.Romans 1:1 – 7Matthew 1:18 – 24 Reflection: The gift of...
Two years ago, our options for being physically present with one another became limited to nonexistent. The pandemic upended our lives while also revealing to...
“Come away to a deserted place all by yourself and rest a while.” (Mark 6:31) Since 2020, we have experienced the far-reaching effects of COVID-19, with the...
Readings (Year C): 1 Kings 19:16b, 19 – 21Psalms 16:1 – 2, 5, 7 – 8, 9 – 10, 11Galatians 5:1, 13 – 18Luke 9:51 – 62...
Recently, I was pacing through a pediatric ward to visit a child hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) when I was beckoned into the child’s...
Readings (Year C): Isaiah 42:1–4, 6–7Psalm 29:1–4, 9–10Acts 10:34–38Luke 3:15–16, 21–22 Reflection: Share in the work of God On Holy Saturday, adults wearing...
During a recent phone conversation with New York Times columnist David Brooks, President Joseph Biden expressed admiration for the French Catholic philosopher...
