If you channel-surf just about any Sunday morning before heading out for Mass, you are likely to come across any number of televised religious services.
Sunday Scriptures
More Than Just Getting The Right Answer
As we invoke God’s grace to accompany Pope Leo XIV in his Petrine ministry, let us also pray through the intercession of Sts. Peter and Paul, that each of us might rely on that grace to be faithful in the discipleship to which Christ himself calls each of us.
The Church as Leaven For a Reconciled World
When was the last time you wrote a letter? I don’t mean an e-mail, or a text from your phone, or a social media posting, but a letter, hand-written on paper, signed, sealed, stamped, and sent off by mail.
God’s Wisdom at Play In the Wonder of Creation
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.
God’s Mighty Deeds in Many Languages
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
Proclaim the Power of the Lion Who Is a Lamb
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.
Finding True Peace: Divine Communion in Our Lives
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.
Embracing Newness: A Journey of Change, Growth
This weekend, the readings invite us into the theme of newness. And let’s be honest — new often means change.
The Tender Care of The Good Shepherd
This weekend, the Church celebrates the Fourth Sunday of Easter, traditionally known as Good Shepherd Sunday. Each year, we hear the comforting words of Jesus in the Gospel: “My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27). The image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd is one of the most tender and reassuring in all of Scripture
Love and Restoration: Jesus Meets Us Where We Are
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.