Category Archives: Sunday Mass

Sunday Mass: November 9, 2025 | Could Not for the Crowd

Could not for the crowd — a sunlit stone street seen from high in the branches of a spreading sycamore tree

Opening Address Bloom’s Sunday Mass, and today the Gospel says plainly why one man could not see Christ: he could not for the crowd. We offer this Mass in the Independent Catholic tradition—not affiliated with or recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, but standing in the same Roman Rite, held by a pastor for whom […]

Sunday Mass: November 2, 2025 | Have Patience With Me

Have patience with me — a torn paper note lying open on a long wooden counting table beside closed ledger books

Opening Address Bloom’s Sunday Mass, and today it opens on four words that the Gospel puts in two different mouths: have patience with me. We offer this Mass in the Independent Catholic tradition—not affiliated with or recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, but standing in the same Roman Rite, held by a pastor for whom […]

Sunday Mass Offering: October 26, 2025 | My Kingdom Is Not of This World

My kingdom is not of this world — a plain crown resting in a shaft of quiet light

Opening Address My kingdom is not of this world — that’s Christ’s own answer, standing bound in front of the one man in the room with actual worldly power to kill him, and it’s the whole of what we gather to consider today. Beloved, grace and peace to you this morning — however you arrive […]

Daily Offering: October 19, 2025 | Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen

Many are called but few are chosen — a long table set with many empty chairs, waiting to be filled

Opening Address Bloom’s Sunday Mass, offered today in the Independent Catholic tradition — not affiliated with or recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, but standing in the same apostolic lineage, the same Roman Rite, the same devotion, held by a pastor for whom this tradition has always been home. Beloved, grace and peace to you […]