We are beginning a new year, within the nationwide Eucharistic Revival initiated by the U.S. Catholic bishops that began on June 19, 2022, the Feast of Corpus Christi. As we consider our New Year’s Resolutions, perhaps we can make one of them Eucharistic, include an increase in our “diet” of the Bread From Heaven, Jesus […]Read more

We are well into Advent, as the coming of the Christ-child is near. What a good time to find ways to bring joy and happiness to our family, friends, neighbors, and to all of Chicago. Last week we considered how to draw others to make a good Confession in preparation for Christmas by sharing with […]Read more

As we saw last week, the Mass allows us to listen to Jesus Christ firsthand, to hear him speak his words to you and me personally as it is sacramentally represented to us through the sacred minister. But his words demand a response. Some respond to Jesus Christ’s preaching by reporting his “scandalous” behavior of […]Read more

During Holy Week we celebrate the great mysteries of our Faith, the Last Supper, Christ’s Passion and Death, and his Resurrection on Easter. Just as faithful Jews celebrate their Passover Seder, we participate in the Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday liturgies, allowing us to accompany our Lord as he fulfills his earthly life […]Read more

The Catholic bishops of this great country of ours have begun an important initiative that began on June 19, 2022, the Feast of Corpus Christi: a nationwide Eucharistic Revival. As with any spiritual initiative, it must begin with each one of us, reviving our own love and “amazement” in this Sacrament Most Holy, as Pope […]Read more