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Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
January 17, 2021
1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20; John 1:35-42
Our Pastor at St. Mark’s, Fr. John, asked me to come today because he has been called up with his wing of the Air National Guard to go to Washington, DC in...
Baptism of the Lord | El Bautismo del Señor
January 9, 2021
Isaiah 55:1-11; 1 John 5:1-9; Mark 1:7-11
Wallace Stevens (+1955), who is undoubtedly the only lawyer and insurance company executive to win a Pulitzer Prize for collection of poetry, once wrote that “Human nature is like...
Epiphany of the Lord
January 2, 2021
Isaiah 60:1-5; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12
Did you see the Star of Bethlehem or Christmas Star? Although it’s a bit of a misnomer, it is nonetheless an extraordinary event. Less than two weeks ago, on...
Feast of the Holy Family | Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia
December 26, 2020
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Colossians 3:12-21; Luke 2:22-40
We need this feast more than ever this year. Because of the current pandemic, many more people than usual have been separated from friends and family during the...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski