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 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 […]

The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

October 7, 2025October 1, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

On October 7, 1571, a great naval battle took place in the Ionian Sea west of Greece. Pope St. Pius V had asked the Christian world to pray the Rosary for its navy’s success against the navy of the Ottoman Empire which was threatening Italy, preventing travel in the Mediterranean Sea, and enslaving kidnapped Christians. […]

The Feast of the Guardian Angels

October 2, 2025September 30, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality

When I was in 4th grade, Sister Lydia told us to be sure to make room on the seat of our desks for our Guardian Angels. She was reinforcing the Catholic belief that everyone has a Guardian Angel. Referring to these Angels, the Catechism of the Catholic Church says: “From its beginning until death, human […]

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross

September 15, 2025September 12, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

The feast of the Exaltation of the Cross is followed immediately by the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. We remember how the Blessed Virgin Mary shared intimately in the sufferings of her Son throughout His life but especially when she stood under the cross on which He died. We are called to follow Mary’s […]

The Feast of Pope St. Gregory the Great

September 3, 2025September 2, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

There are not that many popes who have been officially named “great”; only three: Leo I, Gregory I, and Nicholas I, all of whom lived before the 10th century. The second of these was the 63rd successor to St. Peter as Bishop of Rome, and he began his papacy on September 3, 590, and served […]

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