|Just when people think they have God figured out, that they know what God wants from them, God instead surprises them.|In the first reading, the Lord tells Ahaz to ask for a sign, but Ahaz, based on his preconceived ideas ...

This reflection will be coming soon. Until then, here is a reflection for this Solemnity from Andy Alexander, S.J. from 2003.|This is a wonderful feast to celebrate early in our Advent journey. It is a very "Catholic" ...

PRE-PRAYERING | Finding presents to give is a great adventure, if you love the one to whom you will give the gift. The degree of difficulty depends on the depth of love. A gift for the mailman or business associate is no ...

Today, on this day after the first Sunday of Easter, we celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation.  The feast was moved from March 25 (Good Friday this year) to today.  I thought about writing something about celebrating the ...

Today is the feast day of St. Mark, the Evangelist, the author of the second Gospel. Mark was young when Jesus was crucified and resurrected and probably never met Jesus in the flesh.|But he was obviously gifted and tasked ...

Every year on March twenty-fifth, the Catholic Church celebrates the Immaculate Conception of Jesus in the womb of the sinless young woman of Nazareth, Mary.  Every year on today's  date, the Catholic Church celebrates its ...

Although today is Wednesday of the 3rd week of Advent, the readings are those especially assigned to December 20th, as is the case for all weekdays between the 17th and the 24th of December. Today's readings present us ...

"God chose us in him before the foundation of the world (Eph 1:4)."|The initiative in faith is God's! God chooses us! And we all need to be reminded of this truth. We may tell ourselves that the initiative for our faith ...

As I reflected on the celebration liturgy of the Feast of the Annunciation during the Season of Lent, it becomes evident that the Feast subtly intends to shed light on the whole mystery of the Incarnation and the salvation ...

Today's readings are about speaking the truth and hearing it. Both in the Old Testament reading from Genesis and the Gospel reading from Matthew, Joseph tries to speak the truth to his brothers who do not want to hear it ...