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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light."||In my Merriam Webster dictionary one definition for "prudence" is "shrewdness in the management of ...

The dishonest steward is accused of squandering his master's property. I've read that this parable teaches the prudent use of material wealth in the face of a looming crisis.||However, the reading makes me think of how I ...

One of the links between the first reading and the Gospel is the concept of stewardship. The apostle Paul does not use that word in the passage from Romans but the idea is certainly there. A steward is a manager of another ...

|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 ...

|Jesus speaks his words in the Gospel today before the crucifixion, but they are especially meaningful today at Ascension. He tells the disciples then that they will not see him for a while, but then they will see him ...

I have to confess: more often than not, when reading the Gospels, I identify with Peter. Today's readings are surely a case in point. When Peter comes to Jesus, complaining about all he and his fellow apostles had given ...

Salvation is a gift, but it is not a gift without a price.||It was a gift foretold by the prophets. The price was paid by our Lord. As believers we too asked to modify the way we act and how we assign our priorities. Those ...