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    “The Upward Movement of Exaltation”

    Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

    From Pope Benedict’s homily at vespers in the Upper Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. (Emphases mine.) What happened here in Nazareth, far from the gaze of the world, was a singular act of God, a powerful intervention in history, through which a child was conceived who was to bring salvation to the whole world. [...]

    Pope Benedict’s Holy Thursday Homily

    Thursday, April 9th, 2009

    Courtesy of Whispers in the Loggia. Just a snippet: Having given thanks and praise, the Lord then breaks the bread and gives it to the disciples. Breaking the bread is the act of the father of the family who looks after his children and gives them what they need for life. But it is also [...]

    Liturgical Upgrades

    Monday, March 10th, 2008

    For many years I have listened to the concerns of lay people who have been dissatisfied with the way Mass has been celebrated in their parish. Of course these concerns cover the broadest range of issues, from serious liturgical abuses to matters of mere personal preference. The more serious concerns were addressed by the Vatican’s liturgy office a [...]

    “Pink Candle” Sunday

    Thursday, December 13th, 2007

    This Sunday, the third Sunday of Lent, is traditionally called Gaudete Sunday. It is “rejoicing Sunday,” as “Gaudete” is the first word of the Entrance Antiphon, taken from Philippians 4:4-5: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice! The Lord is near.” Gaudete Sunday, along with Laetare Sunday in Lent (as an aside, to avoid confusion, remember Laetare and [...]

    Long Live the King!

    Friday, November 23rd, 2007

    This Sunday we conclude the liturgical year with the Solemnity of Christ the King. This week on the “Sunday Homilies” page at the CUF website we have a beautiful homily for the occasion by Most. Rev. John F. Donoghue, retired Archbishop of Atlanta. To view this homily, click here. Archbishop Donoghue includes a quote from Pope Pius [...]

    Me? A Missionary?

    Monday, October 22nd, 2007

    Yes, me. And you, too. In his homily for World Mission Sunday, which we just observed, Fr. Ray Ryland (CUF’s spiritual advisor and a convert from the Episcopal church) talks about why “Evangelization is Everybody’s Job”: If one judges from the small number of people we Catholics bring to Christ and His Church each year, [...]

    Yikes!

    Friday, September 28th, 2007

    If you haven’t yet, you should check out this Sunday’s homily by Fr. Robert Pecotte at www.cuf.org. (Click “Sunday Homily” on the left.) It packs a punch. Here’s just a snippet: American cultural values are not of Jesus Christ! America is no longer the land of the free and the home of the brave. It [...]