No moment in Jesus’ ministry seemed farther from the power of Pentecost than His Death on the Cross. Yet, mysteriously, the gift of the Holy Spirit flowed from His Sacrifice. What light does this shed for us today?
Jesus ascends visibly to Heaven, drawing our attention, our hope there. We easily forget about Heaven. But this life is always reminding us about heaven, if we know how to recognize these signs.
Is this the summit of all Scripture? St. John transmits Jesus’ words at the Last Supper. Words of parting. Of promise. Of a mysterious Paraclete.
Our experience of death is from the death and dying of others. And that can be so hard. Jesus gives us a new light…
Isn’t that degrading? The great King David, warrior and king, had begun as a shepherd. Yet he compares himself to a sheep.
Two disciples are leaving Jerusalem, shaken and downcast over what has just happened to Jesus and the Church. Then they meet a mysterious stranger…
Thomas’ struggle to believe is given to us on Divine Mercy Sunday. In our lives, especially today, we also may not see, or sense, or feel God’s living presence, His Triumph. Our faith may struggle as well.
Easter Sunday – Where is the power of His Resurrection today? Is today’s feast just a brief escape from our grim reality?
Good Friday – “My God, My God, why have You abandoned me?” Isaiah’s prophecy leads us from suffering to a mystery of mercy and hope.
Holy Thursday – The Mass of the Last Supper takes place in darkness. It is a battle against evil and darkness.
To the world, Jesus’ death was like that of a “loser”. But then what happened?
“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” Lazarus, Mary Magdalene and Martha are good friends of Jesus. Why does He not seem to respond to them and heal Lazarus?
“Who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus sheds light on the dark scandal of innocent suffering.
There was no recorded homily on this Sunday due to Fr. John Mary being ill.
At 75, God calls Abraham to leave his home and set out for the Promised Land. What is this Promised Land? And what does this mean for you?
There was no Mass or recorded homily on this Sunday due to members of the Community being ill.
How are we to understand that? No one resists evil more than Jesus.
On this World Marriage Day, we recognize the crisis of love and marriage in our society today. How can Jesus lead us to authentic love? We focus on 3 points.