Tuesday @ LunchMusings from Deacon Michael Halbrook for your Tuesday lunch time

Memento Mori: The Skull that Whispers Eternity

Today is the Memorial of Saint Jerome, one of the great Doctors of the Western Church. He wrote numerous commentaries on Sacred Scripture and authored the Latin (“Vulgate”) translation of the Bible that is still our current primary source.

Art of St. Jerome working at his desk often includes a skull, like in Caravaggio’s “St. Jerome Writing”. I also keep a skull (not a real one, but a weighted, life-sized one) on my desk. Here’s a reflection on why.

Liturgy, Feasts, Memorials, & more

Today is the Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church.
Tomorrow is the Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor of the Church.
Thursday is the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels.
Saturday is the Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi.

This Sunday’s Mass Readings

This Sunday we’ll celebrate the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Here’s a link to the Scripture readings for Holy Mass, My #2MinuteHomily for this week will be on the YouTube Channel tomorrow morning. Do you subscribe?

This week’s Catholic Cartoon

from Joshua Masterson

This week’s Catholic Cartoon is especially funny to me, because just last night, Andrew asked me my favorite type of music. My response was, “Gregorian Chant.”