UP North Catholic premiers today
Purple Catholic Saturday Post
Good morning and happy Saturday,
I do not have much of a column today as I am prepping for my new program staring tonight on Northern Apostle Radio: UP North Catholic. On this program, I will be discussing many of the things I talk about here but also speaking to some of our young people about their journeys in the Church.
Speaking of which: Pope Leo XIV spent about forty-five minutes doing a live Q&A session with participants at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. The questions, perhaps more than the Holy Father’s answers, are telling because they provide a window into what many young Catholics are thinking about. Namely: mental health, engaging with others, and technology. I’ll have more thoughts on this on the second episode of UP North Catholic.
This week, I am talking to Friar Bob Keller, OP. For those of you that have listened to Death Comes for the Archbishop, this will be a bit of a repeat for you. He and I discuss what it is like ministering to college students at my alma mater, Aquinas College.
Don’t forget this Sunday is the Solemnity of Christ the King. As we celebrate this last Sunday in Ordinary Time, we ought to be reflecting on how much we have let Jesus be king over our lives. Is he and his commands secondary to what we want? Are we doing the difficult things he is asking us? Are we totally subject to him?
UP North Catholic begins today on Northern Apostle Radio!
Tune in at 7pm this evening for the first episode of UP North Catholic. Listen on 103.9FM in Marquette, MI or online at ClavesRegniMinistries.org.
You can also find the show on Sundays here on PurpleCatholic.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
UP North Catholic w/ Matthew Handley
Tune into Matthew Handley’s newest program, UP North Catholic on Northern Apostle Radio or wherever you listen to podcasts.
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
This Sunday at Mass we will hear from 2 Samuel 5:1-3, Psalm 122, Colossians 1:12-20, and Luke 23:35-43.
Here is a calendar for the rest of the week:
Monday, 24 November - Memorial of St. Andrew Dŭng-Lạc, priest, and Companions, martyrs
Tuesday, 25 November - Memorial of the St. Catherine of Alexandria, virgin and martyr (optional)
Thursday, 27 November - Thanksgiving Day*
*It is possible in the United States that your daily Mass may be a Mass for Giving Thanks to God, one of the Masses for Various Needs and Occasions. If this is the case, the readings may differ from the readings of the day.
“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming! Hosanna in the highest!”
Mark 11:9-10
In the news:
The United States
Pope Leo XIV’s historic first digital encounter with young U.S. Catholics - Catholic News Agency
Dioceses face ‘devastating’ Christian Brothers pension crisis - The Pillar
On Nick Fuentes and the rise of the woke right - Dr. Marcus Peter in Catholic World Report
“The reactions against Mater Populi Fidelis are, to my eyes, overwrought” - Peter Wolfgang in Catholic Culture
Movie review: “The Carpenter’s Son” reimagines the boyhood of Christ — badly - National Catholic Register
The Vatican
The World
Anglican clergy still crossing Tiber after big conversion waves - The Pillar
Have a good weekend,
Matthew