Archive for November 2025

On this First Sunday of Advent, the Church begins a new liturgical year not with the gentle cooing of the Babe of Bethlehem, but with the thunderous warning of the Judge of the Universe. Our Lord commands: “Stay awake!” Jesus compares the end times to the days of Noah. The sin of that generation was…

On this great Solemnity, the Church acclaims Christ’s universal Kingship, yet the Gospel places us at the foot of the Cross—His paradoxical throne. While the world—rulers and soldiers—mocks Him, they demand a king who saves himself by worldly power. They see only weakness and failure. The inscription, “This is the King of the Jews,” though…

On this Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, as the liturgical year draws to a close, the Church directs our gaze to the Four Last Things. In the Gospel, while the crowds admire the precious stones of the Temple, Our Lord makes a shocking prophecy: “there will not be left a stone upon another.” He predicts…

On this great feast, we celebrate the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, the Cathedral of the Pope as Bishop of Rome, and the “Mother and Head of all Churches in the City and the World.” The Gospel of the cleansing of the Temple is profoundly fitting for this day. Our Lord’s righteous zeal, as He…

On this solemn Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, the Gospel presents the raising of the widow’s son at Nain. In this weeping widow, bereft of her only son, we see a poignant image of Holy Mother Church, who grieves for her children who have died and are now in the state of purification. She…