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Have you spent time reflecting on the scholar's question posed in Sunday's Gospel: "What do I need to do to inherit eternal life?" This is an important question for each of us to ask. Jesus affirms... Read More

This weekend, we mark a great beginning -– the birth of our country. As a matter of fact, we’re just ending a time of year when we celebrate a lot of great beginnings: graduations, weddings,... Read More

llow me,” said Jesus to a believer. Pretty direct, right? Yet, in Sunday’s readings, two disciples want to exercise revenge while two others want to tie up some loose ends before they start following... Read More

In Sunday's Gospel from Luke, Jesus first asks his disciples, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”  Then he went a step further and he asked them, “But, who do you say that I am?”  This is a question... Read More

After a Sunday Mass one weekend, a parishioner came up to me and said, “Boy, if Father knew what kind of person so-and-so is, he wouldn’t give her Communion." Sound familiar?  A woman comes to Jesus... Read More

In Sunday's Gospel, Luke shows Jesus' radical concern for the disadvantaged. Who is more disadvantaged than a widow whose sustenance has been cut off by the death of her sole provider, her son? The... Read More

Have you ever been in a situation where the demands made on you left you feeling overwhelmed and powerless? In Sunday's reading from Luke, we find that Jesus has taught and healed all day.  It’s now... Read More

There is message of interconnectivity here between divinity and humanity. Reflect, if you will, on some of Hildegard's words: Beautiful message and beautiful visual. Thank you Sisters! This is an... Read More

This weekend we joyfully celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit and the founding day of the Church.   What can we say about the Holy Spirit?  The Catholic Catechism offers... Read More

This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord.  Jesus is departing from His disciples, and yet it is a day of joy and anticipation.  Why? Consider this scenario:  I have... Read More