Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints
November 1, 2026
Casa Santa Maria
Rome, Italy
Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14
Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
1st John 3:1-3
Matthew 5:1-12a
This past Thursday morning Johns Hopkins University’s Institute for Education Policy released the results of a study that was sponsored by Thomas Aquinas College. The report compared SAT forms from 1980 and 1987 with the most recent SAT practice test. The report shows extensive changes to the SAT reading section over the past four decades, most of which lessens the emphasis upon students’ ability to read and analyze difficult texts.
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Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints
November 1, 2020
St. Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas
Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14
Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6
1 John 3:1-3
Matthew 5:1-12a
Time. We change our clocks this weekend to try and save some of the light that quickly disappears this time of year. We put on warmer clothes and spend a little more time indoors. In a certain sense, the setting of our clocks back one hour as part of Daylight Savings Time is an attempt by us to stave off the darkness that inevitably comes with winter. It is as if we barter with the darkness instead of turning to the light.
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