Heinrich Aldegrever|Lazarus Begging for Crumbs from Dives's Table|German, 1552|Pen and brown ink, brown wash, traces of black chalk, incised for transfer.|J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

"God comes" in all three of today's readings, differently in each of them. How do we respond?||One way is with gladness and eagerness, trusting in God's love and doing our own straightening of roads, our own making the ...

The day is John of the Cross day. We celebrate a radical openness to God and his grace as lived with great sincerity and great devotion by a great ancestor of ours. We celebrate a passion for God, a search for the divine ...

During Advent we focus on the first reading. As you read this, I'm sure that in your email inbox, pop-up ads and billboards are reminding you that there are only 11 more shopping days until Christmas. Of course, the ...

Recently, my husband and I visited our daughter and son-in-law and our grandson, Henry who celebrated his second birthday. It was wonderful to watch Henry delight in everything that was going on around him, as he tried to ...

In today's gospel reading Jesus offers us a glimpse of one of the games children played in his time, quite likely one he himself had played in his childhood years. But it is a picture of failure, of a botched game. The ...

In all the gospels we find some sort of "journey narrative" that is Jesus walking to Jerusalem and as He does we find Him teaching, healing, listening and casting out evil spirits. In today's and tomorrow's gospel the ...

Galatians 5: 18-25 " ... Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness ... orgies and the like. ... ...

|Today we celebrate the Memorial of Saint John of the Cross, priest and doctor of the Church. His mystical teachings, especially his poetry, have greatly influenced those who want to draw closer to God. His writings are ...

In this 2nd week of Advent, the focus is upon developing a more mature understanding of the Season and a deepening relationship with the Lord.||In the Gospel, Jesus asks: "To what shall I compare this generation?" He answers ...