Emmaus Blog

 Tuesday, February 3, 2026: "The Magnificat is the most passionate, the wildest, one might even say the most revolutionary hymn ever sung." The Magnificat in Minneapolis: May Mary proclaim her words once again Reflection by Mickey McGrath The Prayer Of Mary: The Magnificat My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,  my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.  From this day all generations will call me blessed:  the Almighty has done great things for me,  and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.  He has shown the strength of his arm,  he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,  and has lifted up the lowly.  He has filled the hungry with good things,  and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he remembered his promise of mercy,  the promise he made to our fath...

Monday, February 2, 2026:  "I’m afraid too.  Let me be afraid with you. " A homily from our friend and mentor Father Jim Fredericks Ten years ago this month, Pope Francis celebrated mass in Ciudad Juarez. Mass was held at the wall. Those who gathered for mass that day stood on both sides of the wall. There were thousands in Ciudad Juarez and thousands more on the other side of the wall in El Paso.  Two cities. Two countries. One Church.  At that mass, ten years ago, Pope Francis spoke about the suffering of immigrants and their dignity as human beings. He spoke in solidarity with “the exploited, the extorted and the marginalized.”   And then he said something very important for us here at Saint Leo’s. He said: some will measure this crisis in terms of “numbers and statistics.” The Church, however, must take a different path. The Church must think about immigration in terms of “names, stories and families.”  In my homily for you today, I am not going ta...