Sunday’s first reading comes from the Book of Proverbs. When we think of proverbs, we usually mean what MerriamWebster.com defines as “a brief popular epigram or maxim,” practical advice about real life.

I know I am not the only person — surely not the only biblical scholar — for whom this Sunday’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles recalls another biblical text, a passage from the book of Genesis. I

I am a big fan of Ascension Thursday. After all, I was ordained a priest on Ascension Thursday at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.

This weekend’s readings invite us to reflect on the theme of peace — not simply the absence of conflict, but a deeper peace that is rooted in connection. True peace is not passive or empty silence. It’s a sense of wholeness that flows from being in right relationship with ourselves, with others, and with God.

The Easter season continues, and today’s Gospel brings us back to the of the Sea of Galilee — familiar waters for the disciples, but nowtouched by the mystery of the Resurrection. It’s the third time Jesus appears to them, and yet, even after witnessing his rising from the dead, the disciples return to fishing — not because they’ve lost faith, but perhaps because they didn’t know what else to do.

In the time of Christ, burial traditions were quite specific. Of course, there were certain exceptions with Jesus. The Jews had heard rumors that he claimed he was going to rise again,so they wanted to make sure no one could take the body and circulate the story that he had risen

One of the most profound Lenten devotions is a reflection on the Seven Last Words of Christ. No Gospel writer mentions all seven.

It was the summer of 1977. I had just completed my first year at the North American College and was able to get a summer job with the American Department of Defense.