“In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.  Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see – I am bringing

Commencing in a short week or two on December 1, the liturgical season of Advent begins.  While the rest of the world begins its calendar on the first of January, the Church starts, not with the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ, but rather with our time of waiting for Him.  And this waiting for

Beginning in the month of November, our liturgical year takes a pivot, from the journey of Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem, to finally some reflection on His time in Jerusalem and finally to our recognition of our Lord Jesus Christ as the King of all creation, the King of all that is. During the past

During the month of September, the Polish National Catholic Church celebrates the special Solemnity of Brother Love on the second Sunday.  We are reminded here that the one English word “love” is actually the translation of several words in the Greek New Testament, each of which have slightly different meanings.  And of course, we know

Just about two weeks ago I returned from Erie, Pennsylvania and the wonderful week of Convo 2024, which had the theme, “Running the Race” taken from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians.  At Convo I had the opportunity to give the closing lecture and presentation during a week filled with learning more about our

In this second of our liturgical years, known as Year B, we spend most of the Ordinary Time weeks working our way through the Gospel of St. Mark.  But since this Gospel is the shortest of the three synoptic gospels, there is ample space for us to take a short detour to the Gospel of

As we enter into the summer months, we leave behind the season of Easter and the short season of important solemnities following it and enter into Ordinary Time.  During the first part of the liturgical year, we spent our Sundays working through the entire life of our Lord.  We waited for His coming during the

Following the Easter season, we come to a time in the Church of a number of great solemnities.  At the end of May, we celebrate the culmination of the Easter season with the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord (this year on Thursday, May 9, 2024). Then following the Sunday during the nine days

As we find ourselves at the end of the month of April, we continue in the weeks of Easter.  In fact, if we consider the entirety of the Sundays which revolve around the Solemnity of the Resurrection, there are those which are a preparation for Easter and those which are the extension.  Before Easter there