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 […]
Author: Anthony Schueller, SSS
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. […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
January 9, 2021
You yourselves can testify that I said that I am not the Christ, but that I was sent before him. The one who has the bride is the bridegroom; the best man, who stands and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made complete. He must increase; I must decrease. (John 3:28-30) […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
January 2, 2021
Saints Basil the Gregory and Gregory Nazianzen Let what you heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that he made us: eternal life. (1 John 2:24-25) The letters of Saint John are […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
December 29, 2020
The Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas Lord, now let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled: my own eyes have seen the salvation which you prepared in the sight of every people, a light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people Israel. (Luke 2:29-32) The Church gives […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
December 22, 2020
From this day, all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. (Luke 1:49-50) Today’s readings celebrate the fulfillment of deep hopes. Hannah rejoices in the birth of her son Samuel in answer to supplications offered over years. God’s […]
From the Editor · January / February 2021
From the Editor (January/February 2021)
Recently, as I was preparing to speak on “cheap grace” in light of Matthew’s Parable of the Wedding Feast (22:1-14), I turned to an old friend for inspiration, the German Lutheran theologian and pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, author of The Cost of Discipleship and Letters and Papers from Prison. In researching Bonhoeffer, who was imprisoned and […]
Daily Eucharistic Reflections
December 15, 2020
I will leave as a remnant in your midst a people humble and lowly, who shall take refuge in the name of the LORD: the remnant of Israel. They shall do no wrong and speak no lies; nor shall there be found in their mouths a deceitful tongue. (Zephaniah 3:12-13) The prophets frequently took issue with the faith and religious observance of God’s people. […]