I am always eager to see my assignments for the reflections and the inevitable connections.  It seems that either the readings are exactly what I need to hear at that moment and give them some serious reflection for my ...

The readings today provide us with directions yet again on how to live the God's teachings. They flow from a search for wisdom and a "prescription" for our behaviors to words of Jesus demonstrating His wisdom.||The first ...

Today's gospel reading would not require a homily or an online reflection, once Jesus has taken the time and effort to explain the meaning of the parable. What can one say after that? There is not much room for second-guessing ...

Although today's gospel reading from Matthew narrates Andrew's calling for the first time, John's gospel brings that calling back to the very beginning of Jesus' public life and that narrative presents us with some remarkable ...

Who is a saint? Most of us respond to this question by thinking of martyrs witnessing publicly to faith by enduring excruciating torture leading to eventual death. Very few Christians will ever have this opportunity.|Today's ...

I'm a little overwhelmed to be writing about Easter Vigil. As a convert, I grew up going to church on Easter morning, and even now I still tend to go to Easter morning Mass because it feels more like Easter to me. I ...

We pray for the desire to overcome our sins by prayer, fasting, and works of mercy. Prayer will reduce us to our baptismal dignity. We pray so as to hear more clearly our baptismal name and mission.||Fasting puts us in a ...

The Easter Vigil is one of the greatest liturgies of the Church year. In the early Church the community kept vigil for much of the night to await the dawn and to bring those joining the Christian community to the Sacraments ...

St. Francis Borgia, the third general of the Society of Jesus, and a personal friend of St. Ignatius, was one of the wealthiest and most influential men of the late 16th Century. He was a virtuous member of a Renaissance ...

Initially this parable appears straightforward. The call is to listen in my heart and respond properly to the "word of the Kingdom". It is even appears simpler in conjunction with the first reading. God's plan to draw ...