"You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." Luke 10

"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves." Matthew 11

But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Matthew 13

"Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.'" Luke 10

Every day we make commitments. Some are new ones, formulated over our morning coffee, and some are existing ones we are trying to honor, even though we may have made them months, years or decades ago. We are challenged ...

Today's reading from Colossians contains several unique images and metaphors. In the text the author has a very fundamental message- he wants to let his audience know that they are fully experiencing a relationship with ...

In today's gospel, St. Luke describes a scene in which a man with a withered hand approaches Jesus in hope of healing.  The many critics of Jesus watched to see if he would cure somebody on the sabbath.  Of course, he cured ...

|We know this story of the terrible end to the life of the great prophetic voice of John the Baptist. John, who was sent to prepare the way for the ministry of Jesus, preceded our Savior in a death at the hands of powerful ...

|My wonderful Jesuit priest friend and colleague Fr. Larry Gillick S.J. and I were having a lively conversation about ministry.  We both acknowledged that we began our professional lives with a specific plan in mind, but ...

|A rather humorous thing occurred about an hour ago. I was reading an article about sleeping and dreaming during sleep and how important both sleeping and dreaming are for physical and psychological health. And then! I ...