When we encounter the Lord Jesus in today’s Gospel, He is at His low point, at the nadir of His popularity.
Sunday Scriptures
Let Us Not Only See, But Perceive Our Faith
I recall being in fifth grade at Holy Name of Jesus School in Windsor Ter¬race when my teacher told my parents that I was having some problems reading what was written on the blackboard.
The Gospel Uses Water as A Metaphor for Life Itself
Our Lord Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman, who is simply looking for some water, is a supreme example of what Pope Francis calls “accompaniment.”
Jesus Teaches Followers the Conditions of Discipleship
Sometimes in our reading of Sacred Scripture, it’s important to put things into context. Sometimes, it’s important to examine exactly where a section of the Bible is taken from in order to understand it more fully.
What Are You Giving Up For This Lenten Season?
What are you giving up for Lent?
To Follow Jesus, Our Lives Must Conform to His
As a kid growing up, many of my friends would tell me all the time that being a Christian is easy.
Matthew Recounts Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
When I was a college seminarian, one of our apostolate ministries was to serve as catechists at parishes in their faith formation programs.
The Gospel Says We Must Be the Light of the World
I have been wearing eyeglasses since the age of seven.
Blessed Are Those Who Depend on God
A beautiful painting my sister Therese gave me hangs on my wall, one of Jesus delivering the Sermon on the Mount to a crowd of people of humble origin. Besides the soft colors, light-blue wooden frame, and depiction of Our Lord, what strikes me about the painting is the closeness of Jesus to His attentive listeners.
To Fish as Jesus Does Is to Be a Fisher of Men
I love fish on my plate, seeing them in aquariums, and coming upon very tiny ones in the surf of Coney Island.