Readings: • Sir 35:12-14, 16-18 • Psa 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23 • 2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18 • Lk 18:9-14 Prayer is one of those mysterious actions that everyone knows about—how many people can honestly say […]
That Jesus taught His disciples to pray for the coming of the kingdom (Mt 6:9–13; Lk 11:2–4) long before they could fully understand its true nature has long intrigued me. Clearly, Jesus intends to lead […]
Readings: • 2 Kgs 5:14-17 • Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 • 2 Tim 2:8-13 • Lk 17:11-19 Zombies have long been a part of popular culture, with numerous movies and books presenting stories about the […]
Readings: • Hab 1:2-3; 2:2-4 • Psa 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 • 2 Tim 1:6-8, 13-14 • Lk 17:5-10 “Lord, I would seek you, calling upon you—and calling upon you is an act of believing in […]
Readings: • Am 6:1a, 4-7 • Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 • 1 Tm 6:11-16 • Lk 16:19-31 As we hear the various parables from the Gospel of Luke, it is good to keep two things […]
Readings: • Am 8:4-7 • Ps 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8 • 1 Tm 2:1-8 • Lk 16:1-13 How difficult is the parable of the dishonest steward heard in today’s Gospel reading? “Of all of Jesus’ parables,” […]
On the Readings for Saturday, September 14th, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross […]
Readings: • Sir. 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 • Psa. 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11 • Heb. 12:18-19, 22-24a • Lk. 14:1, 7-14 “Humility,” the Evangelical theologian James Houston once wrote, “is moral realism.” That simple definition stuck with […]
Today’s liturgical commemoration demands the answer to a fundamental question: Have you accepted the challenge to be a long-distance runner for Christ? […]
On August 22nd, we celebrate the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Established by Pope Pius XII in 1954, this feast illustrates the fact that not only is Mary queen of heaven […]
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