Two significant natural disasters in recent days have resulted in tremendous loss of life, widespread destruction and the displacement of thousands of people in both Nepal and Colombia.
On August 26, catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides struck Nepal following a...
Readings: Sirach 27:30–28:9 | Romans 14:7-9 | Matthew 18:21-35
Only God can give us the grace to forgive all others, those who have harmed us in any way at all. God’s calls...
Readings: Ezekiel 33:7-9 | Romans 13:8-10 | Matthew 18:15-20
One of the most difficult things in life is correcting another person. Yes, there are people who seem always to be correcting others—but that...
Readings: Jeremiah 20:7-9 | Romans 12:1-2 | Matthew 16:21-27
Jeremiah is struggling with God, trying to push God out of his life because God wants too much. God does not allow this, but remains in Jeremiah...
Readings: Isaiah 22:19-23, Romans 11:33-36, Matthew 16:13-20
We are invited to wonder how Peter came to be able to profess such a faith. Peter had been with Jesus and watching and sharing in the...
Readings: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7, Romans 11:13-15, 29-32, Matthew 15:21-28
Jesus lived and taught by his example, his way of living and his way of relating to others. The story in today’s...
Readings:1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a, Romans 9:1-5, Matthew 14:22-33
Most of us who hear homilies or read them are people are trying to serve the Lord. We know that sometimes all we can do...
Readings: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12, Romans 8:28-30, Matthew 13:44-52
The Kingdom of God is both an idea and a reality. It is an idea because we can think about it and ponder it. It...
Readings: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19, Romans 8:26-27, Matthew 13:24-43
The first reading is simply telling us that God is all-powerful but is gentle and always wants to give us time for repentance. We could...
Readings: Isaiah 55:10-11, Romans 8:18-23, Matthew 13:1-23
The Gospel takes up this same theme, but at great length. We are told by Scripture scholars that only the first part of this Scripture reading would...
Readings: Zechariah 9:9-10 Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matthew 11:25-30
Jesus is, we believe, truly God as well as truly human. Jesus humbles Himself to become human so as to redeem us. Jesus, by becoming a...
Readings: 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33
The reading from the Second Book of Kings tells the story of Elisha repaying the kindness of a women who had no...
Readings: Jeremiah 20:10-13 Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33
Today the first reading and the Gospel speak to us about proclaiming the Word of God to others and what that might mean in our own lives...
Readings: Exodus 19:2-6a Romans 5:6-11 Matthew 9:36—10:8
The more that we pray over these readings, the more they can affect us. When we list to the first reading, from the Book of...
Readings: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 John 6:51-58
The cup of blessing and the bread we break—the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. This solemnity repeats to...
Readings: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 John 3:16-18
On this day on which we worship the mystery of the Trinity, we begin with Christ and we must listen to His own words...
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23
None of the followers of Jesus, not even His mother, knew what would happen as they prayed for...
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11 Ephesians 1:17-23 Matthew 28:16-20
Christ goes up to heaven. And surely that is one of the main points of today’s celebration. When we look at...
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 8:5-8, 14-17 1 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21
In the first reading, from the Acts of the Apostles, it seems that listening to the Word of God is not...