July 2026

Life always has lessons for us every day. If we are willing to listen, we will hear; if we truly hear, we will understand; and if we understand, we will learn. This progression is beautifully reflected in the readings for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, as the Church leads us through Isaiah 55:10-11; Psalm […]

This Sunday’s first reading, the Book of Zechariah (9:9-10), may initially sound somewhat exclusive in its language, given its direct call to the daughter of Zion to rejoice, even though both men and women equally experience the joys and burdens of a nation’s political and social realities. In the Gospel, however, Jesus broadens the invitation