Why did they do it? Why did our first parents let the serpent talk them into eating the forbidden fruit? When the old devil reminisces about his...
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Feb. 23, 2020)
In our first reading, God has a message for the chosen people. The Lord says to Moses, “Tell the people to be holy.” Nothing...
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A (Feb. 9, 2020)
“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown...
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
We have grown so familiar with the idea of the Incarnation of Christ, that we no longer appreciate what an astonishing concept it is. In the...
Fourth Sunday of Advent, Cycle A (Dec. 22, 2019)
In the family tree that immediately precedes today’s reading from Matthew’s Gospel, David and Bathsheba are listed among the ancestors...
A Q&A with Rev. Mike DeLaney, C.S.C.
At the end of this year, Fr. Mike DeLaney, C.S.C., will transition from his role as Director of the Holy Cross Mission Center and move to Montreal,...
Third Sunday of Advent, Cycle A (Dec. 15, 2019)
I used to volunteer at a homeless shelter that had been run for many years by an Evangelical Protestant church. Every evening, the residents of the...
Second Sunday of Advent, Cycle C (Dec. 8, 2019)
I was once on the staff of an undergraduate men’s residence hall at another university. It was rewarding work, but there were some aspects of...
First Sunday of Advent, Cycle C (Dec. 1, 2019)
For years, my friend Father Rafael lived at a missionary institute in England. Amongst his other responsibilities, he was in charge of finances....