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Light

Scientists tell us that the human eye only observes a small portion, .0035%, or 35 ten-thousands of a per cent to be exact, of all the world’s electromagnetic spectrum, which, I learned, includes types of light like radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, ultraviolet rays, X-rays and gamma rays.  As we know from experience, our eyes…
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The Feast of Christ the King

Every year on the final Sunday in Ordinary Time the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Christ the King. This feast was added to the calendar of feasts by Pope Pius XI on December 11, 1925. The image of the Messiah King is everywhere in the Old Testament and Christians today hail Christ as King of…
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The Dream

One night King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream, as we heard in great detail in our first reading.  This dream truly disturbed him, and he wanted to know what it meant.  Daniel, a young man taken hostage during this King’s reign, had a gift of interpreting dreams and offered, after prayer and reflection, to explain the…
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary

In her short life, Elizabeth of Hungary manifested such great love for the poor and suffering that she has become the patroness of Catholic charities and of the Secular Franciscan Order. The daughter of the King of Hungary, Elizabeth chose a life of penance and asceticism when a life of leisure and luxury could easily…
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