A new year, a new beginning.  This time of year is so full of hope and promise.|I always get a boost of energy from new beginnings... a new month, a new semester, a new fiscal year, and the ultimate new beginning is the ...

"Be holy because I am holy." If ever there was a statement that was easier said than done, this one might be at the top of the list. Especially when you consider that it was said by Jesus. Talk about a role model without ...

Come Back to Life "You will grieve, but your grief will become joy." (John 16: 20) "You who were lost have now been found."  Paul rammed into the Spirit and his old convictions crumbled.  With God's help, he was freed from ...

Today us the celebration of all the Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus. Many Jesuits also commemorate today those brothers in Christ who are saints with a small s, those who lived out their Jesuit and Christian ...

Today’s psalm sings for me, in more ways than one. The obvious reason is that it has been recast as Responsorial Psalm music by several authors, perhaps most familiarly by David Haas and Marty Haugen. We hear its uplifting ...

Romans 15:14-21 "...'Thus I aspire to proclaim the Gospel not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on another's foundation, but as it is written: Those who have never been told of him shall see and ...

|Just a few days ago Pope Francis, in his daily homily, preached about the same pattern we can see stretched between the first and last readings on today's feast of the Immaculate Conception. He preached about: fear and ...

The phrase that caught my attention from today’s readings is “but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct, for it is written, Be holy because I am holy.” ||This phrase started a ...

The Parable of the Dishonest Steward intrigues me. As I reflected on it this week, I wondered what it has to say to us in our times. We are frustrated by story after story of dishonest money managers in the banking and ...

You have a problem. Here’s the situation: You’re God – not a remote, watchmaker creator God, but a God who cares deeply about creation, and especially about that most pesky and rambunctious of all your creatures – humanity. ...