These readings may seem a little harsh: God putting Job in his place, Jesus proclaiming woe to those who reject Him. Why would God point
Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” They
Jesus told His disciples a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior
“I will have only one wisdom: the science of the cross.” —Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận Earlier this week, I was able to attend a
Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?” He said in
Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat
After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love
Jesus said to his disciples: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay
Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. —James 5:11 Today is the feast of St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, the patron of the parish
This week, I helped facilitate the confession line for a group of middle-schoolers. Many were nervous; several had not gone to confession in years. I
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why
He went back across the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained. Many came to him and said, “John performed
The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, He is One and there is no other than he. And to love
Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes. In your statutes I will delight; I will not forget your words. Open my eyes, that
Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for rigidly observing the letter of the law while completely disregarding the spirit of the law. In their hypocrisy, they carefully
He said, “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed
They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof
And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? —Luke 1:43 Although she did not know
Jesus presents to us a startlingly bold exhortation: Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. —Luke
Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews said, “This temple has been
Jesus said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain–and so it
