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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness: how contraception violates our God-given freedom. Fr. Kautzky presents an important message through his homily on July 3, 2011, the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Fr. Kautzky is a Roman Catholic priest serving in the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa where he is the chaplain of Dowling . . . → Read More: Fr. Kautzky’s Homily | July 3, 2011 Fr. Kautzky’s homily on Corpus Christi (body and blood) Sunday at St. Francis of Assisi in West Des Moines, Iowa. “The Eucharist is simply put, a man giving His Body to His Bride.” Fr. Kautzky is a Roman Catholic priest serving in the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa where he is the chaplain of Dowling . . . → Read More: Fr. Kautzky’s Homily | June 26, 2011 Russian-inspired icon of the Transfiguration (artist unknown) While reflecting on today’s Mass readings, a day we celebrate the Transfiguration event, I was moved by words written by the Holy Father and included in the Magnificat’s daily reflection. “The Transfiguration is a prayer event; it displays visibly what happens when Jesus talks with his Father: the . . . → Read More: What the Transfiguration Says About Prayer November 21, 2010: The Solemnity of Christ the King Jesus is a shock to the senses. One doesn’t have to read the gospels long to find Him challenging existing authorities, breaking social norms, and generally turning convention upside down. The last shall be first; one must lose his life to save it; etc. This past . . . → Read More: The Holy Paradox November 7, 2010: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time The “afterlife” is an interesting topic. Bring it up with enough people and you will get responses ranging from reincarnation to rapture and everything in between, including nothing at all. What do you believe? This was the subject of the past Sunday’s readings. . . . → Read More: Happily Ever After October 10, 2010: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time The trust required to undergo the treatment for a physical disease is a good analogy for the trust in God required to be cured of the spiritual disease of sin. Cure and conversion go hand-in-hand. The connection between the two was the subject of our readings this . . . → Read More: Cure and Conversion October 3, 2010: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time We are inundated with offenses against human dignity on a daily basis: abortion, poverty, violence, embryonic stem cell research, pornography, euthanasia, etc. How do we deal with all this? That very issue was the subject of our readings this past Sunday. God, do something already! In the first reading, . . . → Read More: The Demanding Work of Discipleship  Leave a comment  Pro-life, Schmidt, Joel, Sunday Morning Rewind  abortion, Babylon, call, Catholic, dignity, disciple, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia, Gospel, Habakkuk, Holy Spirit, human, Judah, justice, patience, pornography, poverty, Respect Life Sunday, responsibility, Sunday Morning Rewind, Timothy, trust, USCCB, violence September 26, 2010: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Preferential Option for the Poor is a basic principle of Catholic social teaching. It essentially underscores that we are our brother’s keeper, especially where it concerns the most vulnerable among us including unborn children, persons with disabilities, the elderly and terminally ill, and victims of injustice . . . → Read More: Our Brother’s Keeper Leave a comment Saints, Schmidt, Joel, Sunday Morning Rewind Amos, avarice, Bl. Frederick Ozanam, capital sin, Catholic, Death, diligence, envy, gluttony, lust, Mother Teresa, poor, pride, relationship, Rich Man and Lazarus, saints, sin, sloth, St. Peter Klaver, St. Thomas of Villanova, St. Vincent de Paul, Sunday Morning Rewind, Timothy, virtues, wealth, wrath, Zion September 19, 2010: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time The parable of The Dishonest Steward is a difficult one. However, although it is omitted from the short version of this past Sunday’s gospel reading, it has much to teach us about relationships. Really?! Doesn’t the dishonest steward just cozy up to his master’s debtors with more dishonesty? Let’s take a . . . → Read More: It’s a Relationship Business September 12, 2010: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time The daily Mass readings this past week urged us to conduct our affairs in a manner pleasing to God. In 1 Corinthians, St. Paul urged us to purge immorality from our lives (Mon.), deal justly with one another (Tue.), refrain from idolatry (Thu.), exercise discipline (Fri.), and . . . → Read More: They Know Not What They Do  |
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