‘What is it?’ – that is what manna literally means. The daily bread given by God to the Israelites during their forty years of wilderness wandering. Manna received its name reportedly from the question the Israelites asked when they first saw it, “What is it?” or “mannu.”

You know it is summertime in Chicago when you encounter road construction around the city. Around the QAS campus you will see scaffolding and other construction equipment. This has been our routine for quite a few years now fixing our aging buildings and restoring areas that have endured the harsh winters of Chicago...

Of all the prophets in the Old Testament, Amos is one of the few who is sent to the northern kingdom of Israel to prophesy. After hearing Jesus say in last Sunday’s gospel “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house” one would expect Amos to have an easier time. Prophets never have an easy time.

Last Sunday, at the end of Mass I remarked that ‘I am tempted to say the mask is ended, but I’ll wait.’ This weekend we can do away with masks unless one is not vaccinated...