The Writings of
Fr. Richard B. ("RB") Williams, O.P.

Word to the Wise

Daily reflections on the readings from the day.

[Joel 2:12-18 and 2 Cor 5:20-6:2 and Matt 6:1-6, 16-18]

Ash Wednesday is an amazing day. It is not a holy day of obligation, but attendance at Mass on this day is one of the biggest of the year if not THE biggest. In a way, it has become somewhat separated from the season of Lent, of which it is only the first day! There seems to be "something" about receiving ashes on the forehead to remind us of "some...

RBWords

Monthly reflections from the desk of Fr. RB.

R.B.WORDS - VOL. 38 - NO. 1 - JANUARY 2026 ****************************************************** SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT - The advent of a new calendar year is a reminder to me not only of the passage of time, which is difficult enough for me, but a reminder of the other calendars that I live on. There is the liturgical year that begins with the First Sunday of Advent and ends with the feast of ...