St. Paul knew that the words he spoke were not where his message started, but with a demonstration of the Spirit; a wordless revealing of the way God was working in his life . . . (Read On)

When two lectors are assigned the Sunday readings and one of them doesn't show, is it all that catastrophic? In some parishes it may not be a big deal to simply grab any lector in the pew 10 minutes before Mass; but in others with higher standards, it's a practice ito avoid.

Along with all of our outer preparations for Christmas, let us do it in concert with our inner preparations for Christ’s coming and not forget the real reason for the season. (Read On)

When someone says to us after our reading, "Great Job!" or "You really nailed it up there," these accolades can be dangerous to our health as a lector when we bask in them too much . . . (Read On)