Author: Fr. James Kubicki, S.J.

Fr. James Kubicki, S.J.

Fr. Jim Kubicki, S.J., a Milwaukee native, entered the Jesuits in 1971 and was ordained in 1983. He has ministered among the Lakota Sioux and served as national director of the Apostleship of Prayer from 2003 to 2017. An acclaimed author and retreat leader, he currently offers talks and spiritual direction while serving at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

The Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary

March 19, 2026March 16, 2026 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

Today we celebrate a great solemnity which in some places is even a holy day of obligation. We honor St. Joseph, the Husband of Mary and Foster Father of Jesus, the Son of God. Though not one word of his is recorded in the Gospels, he was a powerful presence in the life of the […]

The Feast of St. Patrick

March 17, 2026March 16, 2026 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

St. Patrick was born in the year 389 in the Roman colony of Britain. As the Roman Empire collapsed, Irish pirates crossed the channel and invaded Britain, taking many captives as slaves, including the sixteen-year-old Patrick. In Ireland his master put him to work watching over herds of animals as they grazed. However, this enslavement […]

The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

February 11, 2026February 9, 2026 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

On February 11, 1858, Our Blessed Mother, holding a rosary, appeared to Bernadette Soubirous, a fourteen-year-old French girl who was gathering firewood for her family. Mary appeared seventeen more times until July 16, the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. At first, not knowing who the mysterious woman was, Bernadette asked her if she […]

The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

The human memory is very important to God who wants us to remember the wondrous things He has done for us. But one of the effects of Original Sin is forgetfulness and the tendency to focus on what is negative. And so God tells people to focus on Him and His blessings. This is why […]

The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

January 6, 2026January 2, 2026 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

More than fifteen centuries before the birth of Jesus, Moses led the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land. As they camped near the Jordan River across from Jericho, the Moabite king, an enemy of the Israelites, summoned a pagan prophet named Baalam and told him to curse the Israelites. But instead, God […]

The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

January 1, 2026December 30, 2025 Articles, Catechesis

Eight days after the celebration of the birth of the Son of God, we celebrate a feast in honor of the one who made that birth possible—Mary, the Mother of God. For several of the Church’s first centuries of existence, that title was a source of controversy. Some said that because God is immortal and […]

Celebrating the True Meaning of Christmas

December 25, 2025December 27, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, Family and Kids

The Christmas Day celebration in my sister Judy’s family includes a birthday cake. It’s brought out after dinner and the candles are lit. The children hover over it waiting to blow out the candles and we sing Happy Birthday to Jesus. It’s a great lesson for the kids and reminder for the adults about the […]

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 12, 2025December 2, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

Four days ago we celebrated a feast in honor of the Patroness of the United States. Today we honor the Patroness of the Americas, all the countries of the Western Hemisphere, Our Lady of Guadalupe. She was responsible for the greatest conversion of all time. During the ten years after Mary appeared four times to […]

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

December 8, 2025December 2, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

In 1519 the first European, a Spanish explorer, saw the Mississippi River, the name of which comes from the language of a Native tribe and means “Great River.” But in 1673, another European explorer, the Jesuit priest Jacques Marquette came upon the river and named it “River of the Immaculate Conception.” The Immaculate Conception was […]

The Feast of Christ the King

November 23, 2025November 21, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

“Viva Cristo Rey!” Long live Christ the King! These were the last words of Blessed Miguel Pro, a Jesuit priest, who was shot by a firing squad in Mexico on November 23, 1927. He was one victim among tens of thousands whom the Mexican government killed in the persecution of 1926-29. Two years earlier, Pope […]

All Souls’ Day

November 2, 2025November 21, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

Today’s feast, “The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed” or “All Souls’ Day,” is so important that when it falls on a Sunday it takes the place of that Sunday’s prayers and readings. The Church clearly does not want us to forget those who have died and may need our prayerful help. Though we are […]

All Saints’ Day

November 1, 2025October 30, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

If someone about to have surgery asked you to pray for them, would you? Or would you say to them: “Why are you asking me to pray for you? You can go directly to God. You don’t need me to help you, just ask God for help.” Of course you would never say that to […]

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