Very Reverend Anthony Schueller, SSS (1950-2021) Some years ago, while preparing to preach on the Sunday Scriptures, I was struck by this verse in the Book of Wisdom: “. . . . And passing into holy souls from age to age, she produces friends of God and prophets” (7:27). The passage, of course, is about […]
Author: Anthony Schueller, SSS
From the Archives · November / December 2021
From Abiding Presence to Mission
Mission and ministry flow from the abiding, transforming presence of Christ. Earlier this year, in March, Pope Francis announced that Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta, would be canonized on September 4 along with several other beati. Mother Teresa is widely regarded as a tireless champion of the dying and the […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
May 15, 2021
The Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have come to believe that I came from God. I came from the Father and have come into the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father. (John 16:27-28) The words of Jesus in today’s passage from Saint John’s […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
May 8, 2021
They traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian territory because they had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from preaching the message in the province of Asia. When they came to Mysia, they tried to go on into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. (Acts 16:6-7) Acts of the Apostles presents the […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
May 1, 2021
Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first, but since you reject it and show yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.” (Acts 13:46) This passage helps us understand how Paul and Barnabas came to be identified with the mission […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
April 17, 2021
It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table. Brothers, select from among yourselves seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task. (Acts 6:2-3) In today’s reading from Acts, we hear about a dispute that threatened to destroy the unity and peace of the Jerusalem fellowship of believers. Greek-speaking Jewish converts complained to […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
April 10, 2021
Saturday in the Octave of Easter It is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard. (Acts 4:20) The apostles’ preaching of Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God quickly brought them into conflict with the religious authorities of Judaism, the teachers and interpreters of the law, and the priests of the temple. It is […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
April 3, 2021
Holy Saturday “What can bring us happiness?” many say. Lift up the light of your face on us, O Lord. (Psalm 4:7) Holy Saturday ends with the exuberant joy of the Easter Vigil, but it begins with silence — the silence that enveloped all creation following the death of the Savior. Silence flooded the minds and hearts of the disciples of Jesus, too, as they hurriedly washed and anointed his tortured body, wrapped it […]
From the Editor · March / April 2021
From the Editor (March/April 2021)
On the feast of The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14, 2020), Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, MSpS, issued a pastoral letter to the people of the Archdiocese of San Antonio entitled Transformed by Hope, Let Us Rebuild Our Tomorrow! Its release came as the United States and much of the world was entering into a […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
January 16, 2021
We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin. So let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help. (Hebrews 4:15-16) One of the great needs of our day is for compassion. […]