by Father Caleb Buchanan DURING THE SEASON of Advent, the priest utters a startling phrase that explains and introduces the reason for the Incarnation: “When our need for a Savior was great……” It is hard to imagine an age when this phrase doesn’t ring true in our lives. In every age until the end of […]
Sunday Scriptures
Christ Must Be First and Foremost
by Father Caleb Buchanan, SOME OF THE MOST beautiful sermons, homilies and reflections on the Scriptures were written by the Fathers of the Church. Their sermons would make mincemeat out of a lot of the mega-church, “feel-good,” “prosperity Gospel preaching” that floods T.V. on Sundays and brings billions of dollars into expanding Christian multimedia empires. […]
We Are A New People, A New Creation
by Father Caleb Buchanan “JESUS CHRIST IS the radiant dawn of a new creation, new people, a new freedom.” We have just concluded the Christmas season regaling the Lord Jesus Christ and celebrating His birth with unspeakable joy. We completed this season of festive hope with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The […]
Magi Discover God’s Answer To The World’s Darkness
by Father Caleb Buchanan “THE SAVING GRACE of God for us may be delayed but never denied.” I have heard a beautiful gospel song titled “His Grace Sometimes Be Delayed But Not Denied!” We gathered in the midnight darkness over two weeks ago and stood with the blessed in heaven who rejoiced in the words […]
Proclaim His Glory In Our Lives
by Father Anthony F. Raso JUST WHEN WE are ready to set sail and take out boats northeast, or maybe northwest, along comes the Word of God telling us to set sail due north, period. We think that we know where God wants us to go but it turns out that He wants us to […]
Mary’s Obedience Changed History
by Father Anthony F. Raso THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, and for that matter, throughout the past 2000 years, there has been a great love and fascination for that girl in the Gospel today. Mary was at that point about 12 or 13 years old and no doubt had the appearance of a girl in the eighth […]
Rejoice! Rejoice! The Wait Is Almost Over
by Father Anthony F. Raso THERE IS a wonderful scene in the film, “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” It opens showing the Roman soldiers, marching through Jerusalem, strutting their usual unpleasant stuff, oppressing the people and beating hope out of the souls of everyone. The people on the street seem utterly drained of all power […]
Nothing to Fear When Your Heart Belongs to God
by Father Anthony F. Raso IN THE FIFTH GRADE in Our Lady of Angels School, my best friend was Frankie. In many ways, Frankie and I formed a kind of “opposites attract” friendship: I was the second-smartest boy in the class (Yeah, “second-smartest” … I don’t think I’ve ever recovered from that. Anyway…) and Frankie, […]
A Season to Be Awake, Alert, Aware
by Msgr. Joseph Calise A FEW YEARS ago I was flying back from a funeral in Naples, Florida, to a funeral in New York. Actually, it would be better to say that I was trying to fly back. The airport that night was a series of problems which were compounded by the fact that I […]
Acknowledging Kingship Demands Loyalty
by Msgr. Joseph Calise It has often been said that sheep are stupid animals. In some ways, I suppose, that is correct. After all, there is little they know how to do except listen for the shepherd’s voice and stay close to one another, even if playing follow-the-leader will lead them to the shearers. Yet, […]
