It has been apparent to me for some time now that writing these reflections is a sacred privilege. It is also apparent that a power beyond any of us here guides the process. I know our assignments are randomly selected- ...

I suppose that we all have different things that anchor our faith. Surely the faith of the Disciples was fiercely tested by the crucifixion. Here they were, a band of ordinary human beings -- "uneducated" is how they are ...

In the Gospel, when God is in his heart, Peter recognizes Jesus' divinity. But later, he is thinking like a man, not like God. He very humanly wishes that Jesus not suffer and die. He does not want his friend to go through ...

Paul quotes today's Psalm in this letter to the Corinthian community. He's encouraging them to generosity, something we pretty much take for granted - even when perhaps we're not all that generous ourselves. Things were ...

|Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, "Move from here to there," and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew Take a man of great faith who spent ...

A PONDERING||Actions reveal and flow from attitude.|Our actions, generally, are seldom spontaneous. There are roots within our minds to why and how we do things. Violent, gentle, reckless, or reverent actions just don't ...

I begin by reflecting on the optional memorial because it is instructive of the larger message that I drew from the liturgy today. The two saints that the Church honors are Pontian and Hippolytus, Roman clergy in the period ...

The disciples approached Jesus and said, "Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?" "Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven." Who are the disciples of ...

[622] Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab Psalm 45:10bc, 11, 12ab, 16|Mary looked over at John writing at his table and smiled. He had always looked so young and the years had not aged him very much. She could understand why ...

"Son of man, you live in the midst of a rebellious house..." These words to the prophet Ezekiel have probably resonated with many of the faithful throughout the ages. Much in our world is not right. Flouting God's laws ...