During the month of November, our liturgical celebrations draw our attention to the culmination of our earthly pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Heaven. We do well to ponder regularly the source of our life in God, the reason for our being expressed in God’s will, and our destination as eternity Read more
Even at his birth, the life of Christ is threatened. The truth is not always welcome. The Kingdom of God does threaten worldly kingdoms, but not by force of arms, but with the power of love; not by oppression, but with freedom. Today’s Feast of the Holy Innocents illustrates the Read more
When was the last time you updated your job description? Does it include a faith component? Because, faith is to be a part of every aspect of our life. In today’s Gospel (Luke 9: 57-62) Jesus calls each of us: “Come, follow me.” With this invitation is the commission of Jesus: Read more
For the past few days, during Mass we have been reading from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians. Yesterday’s passage touched me deeply, because it spoke directly to a challenge of our day. Please take a moment to read this passage from St. Paul: The Spirit scrutinizes Read more
In today’s Gospel (John 14: 27-31) Jesus prepares his disciples for his passion and death. For the final time, he instructs them that he will be leaving them, but only to return. He reassures them that even though the ‘ruler of the world is coming,’ he has no power over Read more
In the Office of Readings today we read in the Book of Exodus (Chapter 3) of God’s appearance to and call of Moses from the burning bush. One of the things I love about this season of Lent is the opportunity to read again the Book of Exodus. Moses is Read more
Today we celebrate the Assumption of Our Blessed Mother body and soul into heaven where she now enjoys the title as Queen of heaven and earth. Mary’s assumption into heaven reveals that as her life on earth was lived for God, giving birth to Christ, she now knows and lives Read more
Sunday’s Gospel gave several parables on the Kingdom of God. Today’s readings offer a few more such parables. Jesus is not only the ‘key’ to understanding the parables, He IS the Kingdom of God, and in Him, we spread that Kingdom here on earth. As a new day dawns upon Read more
On this Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time, we receive some great wisdom for living a fruitful Christian life. The prophet Isaiah reminds us of the ebb and flow of the spiritual life. In the 49th Chapter of Isaiah, the first 13 versus speak of the restoring love of God, and Read more
In Today’s Gospel (Luke 5:33-39) Jesus is questioned why his disciples do not fast and pray as do the disciples of the Pharisees and John the Baptist. Jesus refers to himself as the Bridegroom, in whose presence the disciples rejoice; eating and drinking. (A reference to Eucharist, where we eat Read more