On this Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran, we hear the vision of the Prophet Ezekiel of water flowing from the Temple turning the Dead Sea to fresh water. How can a trickle of water do this? By being constant, moment to moment, day after day, year after year. Such is God's grace to us, and such should be our gift of grace to those we meet.

For 5 November 2023, Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 23:1–12

For 4 November 2023, Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop , based on Romans 12:3-13

For 28 October 2023, Feast of the Apostles, Simon and Jude, based on Ephesians 2:19-22

Jesus gives a parable of warning about his second coming, saying "much will be required of the person entrusted with much." We who have been given faith will be accountable for what we have done with it in the time God has given us.

St. Paul tells us that through Adam, all died, but through Christ, grace abounded all the more so that all might live. Whatever sin we find in the world, we can be sure that God has grace to not only overcome it, but to make the world better than it was before the fault.

For 22 October 2023, Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 22:15–21

For 19 October 2023, Memorial of Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, priests, and their Companions, Martyrs, based on Matthew 28:16-20

For 16 October 2023, Monday of week 28 in Ordinary Time, based on Romans 1:1-7, Luke 11:29-32

Jonah is angry at God for not killing the Ninevites, and for killing a little gourd plant. Funny, the things we choose to care about.