The Lord called Isaiah in our first Bible reading today, Paul and Sosthenes in the second, and John the Baptist in the Gospel.  The Lord calls each of us to be His servant, to be a light to the nations, that salvation might reach the ends of the earth. All we can say is: “Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.”  How will you serve the Lord this week?  What is God’s will for you to bring light to others and point them to Jesus? This week, I’ll be joining Fr Brad and other pr

One Jubilee after another!  —- Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special Jubilee Year coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi! Our Holy Father has established that from January 10, 2026, following the closing of the church's Jubilee Year, until January 10, 2027, a special Year of Saint Francis is proclaimed, in which every Christian, "following the example of the Saint of Assisi, may become a model of holiness of life and a constant witness of

Today marks the close of the Christmas season, but before we return to Ordinary Time, we have one more great feast to celebrate — The Baptism of the Lord. Today’s feast is a perfect opportunity to use the privileges and responsibilities we all share as Christian stewards by virtue of our own Baptism, and how we might live them out more fully in this new year 2026. At the moment of our Baptism, whether in infancy or later in life, we became adopted sons and daughters of God, m