As I pray night prayer in Rome tonight, I look out my window upon the dome of St. Peter. As stunning an edifice as this is, it is mostly a monument to St. Peter’s confession of faith in Jesus Christ. After St. Peter’s martyrdom very near this location, he Read more…
My life experience has taught me – according to the creed of our Catholic faith – that all life begins in the Lord, finds its ultimate fulfillment in him in this life, and returns to him at the end of this worldly life. Equally true is that while my heart Read more…
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. This is arguably one of the most famous lines of scripture – and rightly so. No matter how much our human experience may Read more…
Today the Church celebrates an unusual, but significant feast day, known as the Chair of St. Peter. Obviously, the focus is not on the ‘chair’ but rather upon the ‘office’ Jesus bestowed upon Peter at the moment Peter proclaimed: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Mt Read more…
The Archdiocese of Seattle welcomes 21 new permanent deacons today. God is good, and we give thanks! Thanks to these men, their wives and families, the formation team, and the broader Church who helped form them in their faith and to hear the Lord call them to this vocation. You Read more…
Our readings today call us to pay attention to Christ – the Word of God. Let us not be like the generation of which Jesus speaks, who did not pay attention to Jesus, nor to his precursor, John the Baptist. Rather, let us imitate those who did recognize Jesus and Read more…
Today’s readings give us pause to question the depth of our faith in Jesus… The first reading for each of our Masses this week comes from the Prophet Isaiah, and are meant to clearly demonstrate how Jesus is the fulfillment of the prophecies of Isaiah. God is true Read more…
Advent invites us to see the world through the dream of God – through the demands of justice lived according to Gospel values. Our Advent prayer, “Come, Lord Jesus” is equally matched from God’s perspective in the voice of Jesus: “Come to me.” This is our goal each Advent, to Read more…
Yet again this weekend, we hear in Scripture about the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus tells a parable about the Kingdom of Heaven being like a King who gave a wedding feast for his son. If a wedding feast speaks of anything, it speaks of love. The Kingdom of Heaven is Read more…
On this 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time we hear St. Peter’s confession of faith regarding the true identity of Jesus. “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16: 16) This account of St. Matthew reveals the age old truth that the more we know God, the Read more…