Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding God: 2nd Sunday in Advent
About John the Baptist, we hear the words of the Prophet Isaiah: A voice of one crying out in the desert:“Prepare the way of the Lord,make straight his paths . […]
Drowsy Hearts: 1st Sunday of Advent
The Desert Fathers warn us that the time around sleep is a dangerous time for our life of virtue. As our minds are heading toward sleep, we aren’t thinking as […]
It is Good to Have a King: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Every year, for the last Sunday in Ordinary Time we celebrate the feast of Christ the King of the Universe. While this is a fitting end to the year, reminding […]
Purified into His Likeness: 33rd Sunday in OT
The Prophet Malachi gives us a very interesting and possibly perplexing image. On the one hand, he warns that the day of fire is coming when all the proud and […]
The Wicked, the Righteous and the Perfect: 32nd Week in OT
The story of the Widow’s Mite is well know to all of us. While visiting the synagogue, Jesus, along with his disciples, sit down across from the collection box to […]
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: 31st Sunday in OT
You have likely heard the saying: Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. Today, we hear an encounter between our Lord and one of the Sadducees who questions Jesus […]
Asking for Pitty: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Have you noticed how the encounter with Bartimaeus is closely linked with the request of James and John, the sons of Zebedee. In the Gospel it follows immediately after these […]
Fatherly Correction: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
In her testimony to St. Joseph, St. Teresa of Avila tells us that she never knew a time when she had turned to St. Joseph in great need and he did not provide, or corrected her petition when she was not praying right.
Worth It – 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time
At the heart of J.R.R. Tolkien’s, The Hobbit lies the journey of the title character, Bilbo Baggins, who was whisked away from his very comfortable life, by a band of homeless, and possibly hapless dwarves, as they sought to reclaim their home.
Worth It – 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Many years ago, there was an uneducated man who traveled from town to town teaching. He had noticed for quite some time that his home country was beginning to fall apart. The leaders were not as attentive as they had used to be to the needs of the people; they seemed to be greedier than ever and had begun making international treaties and agreements with dangerous and unethical nations.
