Readings for October 7, 2012: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time The Beatles wrote a song that was the sensation of 1967, “All You Need Is Love.” This the same point made a few years earlier by an ecumenical council of…
Love IS All You Need
St. Francis, Animals, and the Environment
Readings for October 4, 2012: Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi, religious You often see a garden statue of him with a bird on his shoulder. Yes, St. Francis of Assisi did have a special relationship with animals. He preached…
Taking Aggressive Action
Readings for September 30, 2012: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B Radio talk show hosts make a living on it. Day after day, they bring before our eyes stupid, unjust and wasteful situations in order to provoke outrage. We…
Anatomy of Envy
Readings for September 23, 2012: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B Recently a prominent CEO told a mixed group of business leaders that, regardless of their religion, they simply had to read the Bible. Why? Because success in business…
Amen!
Readings for September 16, 2012: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B Pentecostal preachers shout it. Monks chant it. Most Christians end every prayer with it. But what does “Amen” really mean? Is it just a pious way to “log…
Why We Venerate a Symbol of Torture
Readings for September 14, 2012: Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Terrorism is nothing new. It’s probably as old as the human race. In fact, the cradle of civilization, now Iraq, was the home of the most infamous…
Deaf Hear and Mute Speak: The Meaning of Miracles
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio to the New Evangelizers blogging team! His reflections on Sunday’s readings will appear here each Sunday. Many thanks to Dr. D’Ambrosio for his generosity in sharing these with all of us! Readings for…