July 13, 2025We all know this line from Mister Rogers, sung as he introduced his children’s show. It is an act of radical generosity and kindness to invite the world to be one’s neighbor.   In today’s...  Read More

July 6, 2025In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear of the Seventy-Two whom Jesus appoints and sends out on mission. These seem to be in addition to the Twelve. Jesus is preparing a much larger Church ...  Read More

June 29, 2025I am writing this early in the week, so there could be much that will take place by the time you read this. Just a few days ago, the United States bombed the nuclear development sites in ...  Read More

June 22, 2025Although the Easter Season ended on Pentecost Sunday, the following two Sundays celebrate the great mysteries of the Most Holy Trinity and the Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord. Today ...  Read More

June 15, 2025The most important work on the Trinity in the history of the Church is De Trinitate (The Trinity) by St. Augustine. He spent many years working on the book and was very frustrated because...  Read More

June 8, 2025After Easter and Christmas, Pentecost Sunday is the next most important feast of the Church’s year. It is sometimes referred to as the birthday of the Church, for it is the day on which th...  Read More

June 1, 2025St. Luke is the Evangelist that gives us the account of the Ascension of Jesus, and he does so at the end of his Gospel, and at the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles.   Forty days afte...  Read More

May 25, 2025 In the Gospel for today, Jesus refers to “another Advocate.” In Greek, the word He used was Paraclete, which was a word used for a defense attorney in a court of law. Jesus is our first A...  Read More

May 18, 2025The Gospel for this Sunday is actually set in the midst of the Last Supper. We hear Jesus tell His Apostles that He gives them a new commandment. “Love one another. As I have loved you, yo...  Read More

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May 4, 2025I have always found the Gospel for this Sunday to be very moving, probably because of my own sinfulness I can imaging Jesus asking me if I love Him or not. All too often, I have given Him g...  Read More

April 27, 2025As I write this, it is Monday morning, and I learned just a few hours ago about the death of Pope Francis. This is a moment of great mourning for the people of the Catholic Church, as we...  Read More