Timothy O’Malley writes this week, “The solemnity of Christ the King should be an occasion for us, the Catholic Church in the United States, to remember a power that transcends the party politics of a polarized nation.” Using the parable of the
For the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Tim O’Malley writes about the parable of talents. He shares, “The fault of the man possessing a single talent is the incapacity to recognize the generosity of God. What has been given to him in
For the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Tim O’Malley writes about awaiting the bridegroom and the ten virgins. He writes: “Desire must be cultivated by each person. The oil of desire cannot be shared. And yet, we are not required to possess
Timothy O’Malley writes for the feast of All Saints, Nov. 1, that as Election Day approaches, we, Catholics, “must practice this saintly politics, especially now. We must be poor like Christ, mourn with those who mourn, not seek our own will at
Timothy O’Malley writes for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time that “God loves you. Even when we do not deserve it.” He adds that “If you love God, you love your neighbor. There is nothing more radical than that. You may recognize
For the Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Tim O’Malley explores what Jesus meant when he said, “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” With Election Day a few weeks away, O’Malley says, “We must
Reflecting upon the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley writes about Jesus’ parable likening the kingdom of heaven to a wedding feast that a king throws for his son. Tim says, “Dear friends, Jesus speaks to us through this parable today,
For the Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, Tim O’Malley writes about blood in the vineyard. The Lord compares Israel to a vineyard and asks, “How can my vineyard, my people, whom I have cultivated with such care and attention and made so
Tim O’Malley writes for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time that love is the currency of the kingdom of God. It is the self-emptying love of Jesus Christ that can save us from our far too thin notion of fairness. O’Malley writes,
For the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Tim O’Malley writes about the laborers in the vineyard. He writes, “Our parishes can easily become exclusive clubs of the righteous. We set up hierarchies of order where the pretty, the powerful and the rich