The Immaculate Conception: Undo The Knots in Our Hearts
Today's Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a celebration for everyone, a celebration of God's perfect intention for every human person. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI...
The Ninth Day of Advent: The Most Important Thing
In today’s reading, a man is lowered to Jesus by his friends through roof. This man is paralyzed and his friends believe Jesus can...
The Fourth Day of Advent: The Arrival
The phrase The Arrival has an almost cinematic sound to it. It is a striking phrase; a phrase with weight. Advent means The Arrival,...
1st Day of Advent: Be Vigilant At All Times
Is your heart drowsy? What does that even mean? In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns us against letting that happen. He says, “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy… Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength…” He is concerned about us. He wants us to pay attention to the right things in life - the things that last forever, like faith, hope, love, relationships, and His everlasting Kingdom.
The Apocalyptic Meaning of Advent
Advent is a time of expectation. We saw that reflected clearly in the readings today that included the Visitation, when Elizabeth, and her unborn...
The Seventh Day of Advent: A Heart Moved By Others
“At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned.” The heart of Jesus...
The Fourteenth Day of Advent: Our Lady of Guadalupe offers Us...
One of the craziest ideas that continually occurs to me is that I am not worthy to receive the Mercy of God. I can't...
What happens when our “yes” is imperfect
Just hours before we approach the Crib, God speaks to us a liberating word.
God needs my YES – AND --- if it is...
The Sixth Day of Advent: And Their Eyes Were Opened
“Son of David, have pity on us!” This was the cry of the two blind men in today’s Gospel. This must be the cry...
The Eleventh Day of Advent: Apart From Jesus You Can Do...
Today the Church presents to us one of the gospel's most familiar passages. “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and...
