Bernadette Gasslein

One of the most frequent objections I heard to the new translation of the Roman Missal concerned the re-insertion into the penitential act of the phrase “through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.” “Who do they…

The Ascension can feel like a lonely feast. Just as the disciples were still reveling in the joy of having Jesus with them, he leaves them a second time. One can only imagine the pithy comments they might have exchanged in response to the…

Most of us can’t imagine circumstances that would prohibit us from entering our parish church. But a Jewish woman of Jesus’ time who was menstruating was prohibited by Jewish law from participating in communal prayer, in violation of the…

“Master, are you going to wash my feet?” The shock in Peter’s question is clear. How could his Lord and master stoop so low? Paul answered clearly in last Sunday’s liturgy: ”He emptied himself, taking the form of a slave.” “Father, are you…