This Sunday’s Gospel is one of the most familiar stories we often hear in Church and maybe during retreats, especially the one about the prodigal son. It is a parable that does not run out of meaning no matter how many times we hear it.
Sunday Scriptures
‘Everything in Life Has a Price’ Including Your Faith
Growing up between my adoptive and birth families introduced me to twice as many relatives as a normal person. Each of them has some kind of interesting story or thought to share at the right moment.
Gaining Respect Comes From Our Humility
As a kid growing up in Brooklyn, both my parents set rules that almost never could be broken. One of which was to always be back home in time for dinner.
The Importance and the Necessity for Discipline
Whenever I have had the oppor- tunity to talk about vocations to the priesthood, or my own personal vo- cation to the priesthood, one of the common questions that would arise is, “How long does it take to become a priest?” The answer to that ques- tion of course is varied.
What Do You Enjoy the Most About Being Catholic?
Very recently someone asked me, “What do you enjoy the most about being Catholic?” I have never been asked a question like that before.
Faith is a Gift We Must Safeguard & Treasure
As a college seminarian, I had the tremendous joy of teaching in the Faith Formation Program at Blessed Sacrament parish in Brooklyn. It was a large program and the students were excited and engaged in the classroom.
Insights Into the Human Condition
Indisputably, the Bible is the Word of God. It is inerrant and inspired by Him, and His Spirit permeates every last letter of every last book contained in it. There is divinity in this collection of ancient texts, but also a very deep humanity.
Links Between Old And New Testaments
One of the many signs of the genius of the Church is how often the first reading and Gospel are so perfectly paired.
Gathering at the Table At Our Rightful Place
I have to admit that before writing this, I didn’t know what a terebinth was. It’s right there in the first reading, a word that I’ve surely come across before.
Gospel Reminds Us All To Be Good Samaritans
The Gospel given to us by the Church today contains the familiar story of the Good Samaritan, a story with a clear moral message about helping those in need regardless of our personal aversions to them.