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Sunday Mass: October 4, 2026 | My Ways May Be Directed

A long table in a plain hall at midday with every chair turned outward toward open doors, the hall of the marriage feast filled from the highways, where the only prayer asked of anyone is that my ways may be directed

Opening Address Welcome to Bloom’s Sunday Mass for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Today the Church gives us the parable of the marriage feast: a king whose invitation is refused, a hall filled from the highways, and one guest found without a wedding garment. That garment has been used as a weapon for a very […]

Sunday Mass: September 20, 2026 | The Bond of Peace

An old three-stranded rope coiled on pale boards in morning light with one end frayed open, an image of what the bond of peace is actually made of

Opening Address Welcome to Bloom’s Sunday Mass for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Today the Church hands us a letter that tells a congregation exactly what the bond of peace is made of, and a Gospel in which the experts are asked one question and cannot answer it. This is offered in the Independent Catholic […]

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 […]