GLENMARY CELEBRATES TWO NEW PRIESTS
Early this February 14th morning, Joseph Maundu and Cavine Okello were ordained as priests in a joyous ceremony in Kenya, marking the culmination of years of dedication and formation with the Glenmary Home Missioners. Surrounded by family, friends, and fellow clergy, the two men received the sacrament of Holy Orders, officially stepping into their roles […]
Memorial of Sts. Cyril & Methodius
From today’s Scripture: “He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, ‘Ephphatha!’ (that is, ‘Be opened!’).”—Mk 7:33-34 The prophet Isaiah speaks of the coming Messiah as one who will unstop the ears of the deaf and loosen the […]
5th Thursday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Jesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice.”—Mk 7:24 Can we say with this Gospel that in our own lives Christ is unable to escape notice? Are we aware that he might be in the […]
GIVING THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Glenmary Home Missioners expressed gratitude for its Giving Tuesday donors by offering special Masses at its novitiate house in Cincinnati, Ohio and its formation house in St. Meinrad, Indiana. The Mass in Cincinnati, celebrated by Fr. Steve Pawelk and attended by the men in their first novitiate year, was also live-streamed on Facebook, allowing supporters […]
5th Wednesday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.”—Mk 7:15 The apostle Paul declares Jesus to be the New Adam. Here Jesus is making a new people who are defined not by what goes in but what comes out. For […]
5th Tuesday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.”—Mk 7:1-2 We see here two types of people around Jesus. One group looks on, seemingly at a distance with some curiosity and […]
Memorial of St. Scholastica
From today’s Scripture: “Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed.”—Mk 6:56 Commanded by Moses to make tassels on the ends of their cloaks to remember the […]
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.’ When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.”—Lk 5:10b-11 The call to follow Christ comes to each of us in a unique way, dependent on our situation. Perhaps you are […]
4th Saturday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile.” —Mk 6:31 Even Jesus needed to take a break! He found his rest in prayer, and taught his disciples to do likewise. Prayer is a major challenge in many of our lives. We know we’re supposed to do it, but like […]
4th Friday in Ordinary Time
From today’s Scripture: “So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison. He brought in the head on a platter…”—Mk 6:27-28 Our world sees the slaughter of innocents every day of the year. And torture in prisons is a worldwide constant. One […]
