He must increase, but I must decrease. (John 3:30)
Day: August 29, 2025
Questions from Minneapolis
The recent shooting of pupils and elderly parishioners during morning Mass at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis has raised many questions. Some of them are of quite recent origin, while others are getting quite old. According to reports, the shooting started just a few minutes into Mass, just as the responsorial Psalm was[…]
The Baptist Loses his Head
The celebration of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist – an expeditious entrance into heaven – is sort of a bookend to the summer; you may recall that June 24th, just after the end of spring, was the solemnity of his birth. Now, as summer draws to its close, we celebrate his death. A[…]