The Word

November 8, 2026, Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Apologies to both Holy Scripture and William Shakespeare, but it seems that one of the playwright’s famous lines from Hamlet, “The readiness is all,” may serve as a fitting summary of this Sunday’s readings, which emphasize wisdom, hope and vigilance.

November 1, 2026, The Solemnity of All Saints: This Sunday the church celebrates a solemnity on which it recognizes all of its saints – the official ones, those with designated feast days, and the unofficial ones, those who lived under the radar, leading unsung but saintly lives.

October 25, 2026, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This week’s readings urge us to see how our acts of love toward one another bind us to our love of God and God’s love of us.

October 18, 2026, Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: If on some occasions in our lives, we start to be worried that the concerns of Caesar seem to collide with the concerns of God, we need only recall who is Lord of all and remind ourselves that from the beginning of time, all belongs to God.

October 11, 2026, Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The readings this Sunday all converge on a common image, that of a bountiful celebratory feast.

October 4, 2026, Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus’ parable focuses upon the care and harvest of the vineyard by tenants and the harm that could come to them, especially when the owner or his son is no longer with them.  

September 27, 2026, Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Paul extends further the importance of humility beyond its role in genuine reconciliation.

September 20, 2026, Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: In the spirit of the early Christian communities, and especially in the teaching of Jesus, we are summoned to find ways to advocate for equity, not only across lines of race, ethnicity, religion. We are also called upon to advocate for equity by crafting lifestyles that witness to resource-sharing.

September 13, 2026, Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Failing to forgive has consequences in our relationship with the divine.

September 6, 2026, Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: An ethical response toward those who wrong us develops across our readings this Sunday.