March 3, 2024Through the years, some people have reacted to the story of the cleansing of the temple by commenting that Jesus “sinned” through this action. Their reasoning is that Jesus went to the te...  Read More

Feb. 25, 2024Our first reading this Sunday tells the story of the testing of Abraham. Childless until old age, Abraham and Sarah had only one child together—Isaac. God promised Abraham that through th...  Read More

Feb. 18, 2024The 40 days that Christ spent in the desert is the model for our Christian Lent. So is the 40 days of the story of Noah and the flood, which our second reading today tells us is a foresha...  Read More

Feb. 11, 2024Today is World Marriage Day. Christopher West, one of the leading teachers of the Theology of the Body, has commented that as the family goes, so goes society, and as marriage goes, so go...  Read More

Feb. 4, 2024Next Sunday, Feb. 11, is the World Day of the Sick. One of the most important parts of Jesus’ ministry was that of healing. In an era where there was little knowledge of healing, people wh...  Read More

Jan. 28, 2024This Friday, Feb. 2, is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, when Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the Temple to present Him to God and to fulfill the purification rites for Jesus a...  Read More

Jan. 21, 2024Last week I began talking to you about an opportunity offered for everyone from the With One Heart program.  It is called Parish Missionary Disciples and is intended to help individuals t...  Read More

Jan. 14, 2024The Gospel for this Sunday is the account of the day after Jesus was baptized. John the Baptist was standing by the river Jordan talking to two of his disciples. Jesus walked by, and John...  Read More

Jan. 7, 2024This Sunday, the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, officially concludes the Christmas season. Tomorrow, the Church begins Ordinary Time with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. In the E...  Read More

Dec. 31, 2023The Sunday between Christmas and the Solemnity of Mary (Jan. 1) is the Feast of the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. This is obviously a time when the Church wants us to reflect on t...  Read More

Dec. 24, 2023The Fourth Sunday of AdventThe Gospel reading for this last Sunday of Advent, is the story of the Annunciation by the Angel Gabriel to Mary. This is the most read Bibe story in the Missal...  Read More

Dec. 17, 2023This Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent, is Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means joy, and the readings and prayers for this day focus on the joy we experience because of the coming of Jesus.   J...  Read More