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Pass it on!
Posted on March 20, 2008Holy Thursday Readings: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Rv 1:5-8; When 4:16-21 Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 “As I have done, so you must do.” Jn 13:15 On Holy Thursday we celebrate Christ’s institution... Read More
Yes or No?
Posted on March 19, 2008Wednesday of Holy Week Readings: Is 50:4-9; Mt 26:14-25 “Woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed.” Mt 26:24 We’re back at the Last Supper, this time from the Gospel of Matthew, who prefaces his account of the meal with the scene where... Read More
Deliver us from Evil
Posted on March 18, 2008Tuesday of Holy Week Readings: Is 49:1-6; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 “Immediately after, Satan entered his heart.” Jn 13:27 Once again we find ourselves reclining at table with Jesus, and once again John’s Gospel provides us with contrasting characters,... Read More
An Undivided Heart
Posted on March 17, 2008Monday of Holy Week Readings: Is 42:1-7; Jn 12:1-11 “… and the house was filled with the ointment’s fragrance.” Jn 12:3 So much in the Gospels comes to us in the context of a meal, and nowhere is this more true or more significant than in Holy... Read More
The Bond of Love
Posted on March 15, 2008“I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator …” (Apostles Creed) Ever notice that in this prayer God is referred to first of all as “Father” and only then as “creator”? There’s a whole teaching here. Pope John Paul II, in Rich in Mercy,... Read More
7 Secrets of the Eucharist
Posted on December 8, 2007Greetings & blessings! December 8 has always been a special day to me; first because it’s the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, and also because it’s my birthday. This year, Our Lady gave me a surprise birthday gift: my new book,... Read More
Divine Mercy and the Fatherhood of God
Posted on April 4, 2006Greetings & blessings! We’ve reached the end of Lent, and for the next few weeks we will be immersed in a steady succession of activities as we move from one Holy Day to the next: Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter... Read More
Lord, Open the Doors
Posted on March 2, 2006In a wonderful book called THE IMPACT OF GOD, Fr. Iain Matthew explains that the Christian agenda, as taught by St. John of the Cross, is “to come to want what God wants.” Simple? Yes. Easy? No. At least not for me. In my better moments, I... Read More
Fr. Kosicki’s “Happy Thanksgiving”
Posted on November 8, 2005Greetings & blessings! I’d like to share with you a phrase that could change your life. I’m writing this on Thanksgiving day in front of the Blessed Sacrament, thinking about how appropriate it is that Eucharist means thanksgiving. And... Read More
The Heavenly Gaze
Posted on January 8, 2005I’d like to pass along a gift I received from my son-in-law, Jason Free, just after Christmas. I pray it will bless you as it blessed me. Christmas has passed, and I don’t know about you, but I am wiped out! Presents. Cookies. Last minute... Read More