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Are you prepared?

By Fr. Steven Oetjen
Nov. 12 Mt 25:1–13 The 10 virgins in this Sunday’s parable have one thing in common: They all want to be there. They are all waiting for the bridegroom’s arrival; they all want to see him. But five were foolish and five were wise. The difference was not in their desire; it was in their […]
11/11/23
Reading Time 3 min

Unity and greatness

By Fr. Jack Peterson, YA
Nov. 5 Mt 23:1-12 The Scripture passages for today are rich and address a range of ways in which we are invited to respond to God’s blessings in our lives. I shall focus on two of them: unity and greatness. One very frustrating element of our modern day is the divisive spirit that reigns in […]
11/4/23
Reading Time 3 min

Risktaker vs. referee

By Christina Capecchi
I’ve been following the press around the most anticipated biography of the year: “Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson. I’m interested in the controversial innovator and also the author’s writing process, which involved shadowing Musk for two years. Isaacson, an acclaimed journalist, gained surprising access to Musk, sitting in on high-profile meetings and negotiations, studying the […]
11/2/23
Reading Time 3 min

Make a friend

By Elizabeth Foss
One of the greatest lessons I learned since moving to Connecticut three years ago is how much we need friends, and how the best friends help us thrive. It’s a universal truth; I’m not just talking about women. Girls need friends. Boys need friends. Men become much better men when they have good friends. We […]
11/2/23
Reading Time 3 min

Don’t dabble with the occult

By Mary Beth Bonacci
I just read that Exeter University has launched a new master’s degree program — in the occult. That’s right. You too can learn everything you could possibly imagine about the Dark Arts. According to the university, “By delving into the history and profound influence of witchcraft and magic on society and science, this one-year program […]
11/2/23
Reading Time 4 min

See what could be

By Lucia A. Silecchia
I miss shopping for clothes with my mom. Some of that stems from that too-familiar ache known to all those who have loved and lost. The desire to run an ordinary errand, exchange a quick phone call or share a cup of coffee together just one more time is a deep longing with a permanent […]
11/2/23
Reading Time 3 min

End of time

By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
Oct. 29 Mt 22:34-40 The Gospel for this Sunday marks the beginning of a shift in the liturgical year. During the last weeks of Ordinary Time, as Advent approaches, the church turns toward considering the last things and eternity to come. While it might not seem so at first, this passage in which Christ tells […]
10/28/23
Reading Time 3 min

Pascal: a man for our times

By Russell Shaw
“When I consider the short duration of my life, swallowed up in the eternity before and after, the little space which I fill, and even can see, engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I am ignorant and which know me not, I am frightened … Who has put me here? By whose […]
10/23/23
Reading Time 3 min

What’s in your pocket?

By Fr. Richard Miserendino
OCT. 22 — MT 22:15-21 “Have you stopped robbing banks yet?” No one likes a trick question, especially when it’s designed to trap you into one of two false choices. “Gotcha” questions seem to make up much of our modern discourse, and thus people are naturally on their guard. The lack of space for nuance, […]
10/21/23
Reading Time 3 min

Your sustainable best

By Elizabeth Foss
As the year winds down, the year-end reviews begin. Perhaps these are a formal part of your life — something that happens at work or at school. Or perhaps they are more casual and even more time-consuming: they are a dialogue with yourself inside your head, evaluating and judging, comparing and maybe even complaining. We […]
10/19/23
Reading Time 3 min

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