Sin Encounters Mercy
A woman caught in adultery. Dragged to Jesus. What was this dramatic encounter like? And what can we learn from it?
A woman caught in adultery. Dragged to Jesus. What was this dramatic encounter like? And what can we learn from it?
Sometimes we feel helpless, dealing with someone we love but who is making bad decisions and won’t listen. Like the Prodigal Son. Here are 5 things we can do.
The Desert is something we all experience in different ways. Scripture often speaks of it. Understanding its mysteries can give us hope.
Sometimes it is hard to believe in Jesus. Sometimes it seems impossible… How can the Transfiguration help?
What was that moment like? How can it help us understand our temptations?
What does ‘Resurrection of the Body’ mean? What can we hope for?
Forgiving can be very hard, but also very powerful for our own liberation. Here is an exercise to help.
We have received a number of requests for this homily, so we are making it available. Margaret Foster could be considered the Matriarch of the Mission since without her the Mission would not exist.
The Gospel doesn’t make sense if we are only thinking of our earthly life. Jesus reveals the fullness of life without end that He created us for.
So much in our world is corrupt by sin. And we also are contaminated by sin. But our sense of unworthiness, far from excluding us, prepares us for our mission.
January 22nd is the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion throughout our nation. Today’s Gospel is a call to proclaim good news for the poor and oppressed. How can we be instruments of God’s love and truth and mercy in this issue that has affected all of us?
This can represent the lack of joy and love in a marriage, or in our lives. In that situation, what is the Holy Spirit teaching us in the Gospel?
We have all experienced wounds and pain. The Mysteries of the Rosary are an opportunity to spend time with the Holy Family. And to let the Holy Spirit bring healing to the different stages of our life.
Mary experienced like no other this mystery of God entering our broken world. What would she like to say to us today?
“But who am I, that the Mother of My Lord should come to Me.” At the Visitation, Mary brings Jesus to Elizabeth. She continues bringing Him to us today.
St. John the Baptist and today’s feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe show us how effective God’s prophetic gifts can be for unleashing the transformative power of the Gospel. And how we can participate.
How does the prophecy of Baruch in the darkest days of Gods’ people give us hope for the Church today?