by Fr. Bob Glynn, S.J.

A few weeks ago after the end of Mass, everyone was coming out. And someone stopped by and said to me, Oh, Father, do you have a copy of your homily? And I panicked for a moment…

by Fr. Xavier Lavagetto, O.P.

How quickly Christmas fades from public awareness. Our focus disappears with the speed of gift-wrapping papers, discarded Christmas trees on the streets, and New Year’s champagne. Even this church has no evidence of Epiphany.

“To Call My True Love to My Dance”
by Fr. Dominic DeLay, O.P.

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day;
I would my true love did so chance
To see the legend of my play,
To call my true love to my dance;
Sing, oh! My love, oh! My love, my love, my love,
This have I done for my true love.

That’s the beginning of my favorite Christmas carol, one I suspect most of you don’t know.

by Fr. Xavier Lavagetto, O.P.

Have you ever have you ever had occasion to ask someone Are you happy? Invariably there is a pause. Almost a pause of uncertainty.

“We Want Patience! When Do We Want it? Now!”
by Fr. Dominic DeLay, O.P.

What grace or gift might you ask God for this Advent? I’ve asked this of several people this year, and most of them said they want patience. They need patience. Don’t we all.

“Give ’Em the Axe”
by Fr. Dominic DeLay, O.P.

John the Baptist is a little angry: “Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” He sounds like Stanford students of old who used to chant at the Big Game: “Give ’em the axe the axe the axe. Give ’em the axe the axe.”

by Fr. Bob Glynn, S.J.

When I was teaching at the university in Zambia, and I had my first idea that maybe we could do service and work at the orphanage, I instead of just kind of plunging in, I thought, okay, let’s do this by a small step.

“Footwashing Kings and Queens”
by Fr. Dominic DeLay, O.P. and Sr. Gloria Marie Jones, O.P.

Welcome to the last Sunday of the Church year. We’ve spent this past year walking with Jesus from his birth to his ministry, death, and resurrection. Also, Jesus’ ascension and sending of the Holy Spirit. Since the end of the spring, we’ve walked more slowly through Luke’s account of Jesus’ life, journeying with him in his ministry of preaching, forgiving, and healing in order to deepen our commitment to be Christ bearers today.

“Uncomfortably Comforted”
by Fr. Dominic DeLay, O.P.

Leave it to Jesus to ruin a good time. Some people are innocently admiring the temple when nosy Jesus tells them it’s all going to fall down. There he goes again. Jesus is always deconstructing our carefully constructed lives. It’s almost as if he doesn’t want us to get comfortable.

by Fr. Xavier Lavagetto, O.P.
reflection by Chaplain Teresa Pleins

Like Judaism, our roots, we are a church of tradition. We reverently hand on from one generation to the next. What we hold most dear. Now tradition is more than beautiful art and music. It is more than ritual action and ancient practices. For the church, capital T capital T tradition, is a dynamic.