There has been no shortage of critiques levied at the Catholic Church in recent decades. Plenty to attack, after all. I grew up with neighbors
Mark 10:32-45 The Apostles heard Jesus preach about the kingdom many times and they believed this kingdom was to come before His death. It is
Recently a trailer for the movie “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” came across my Facebook feed. It was not a typical trailer. Typically a movie
The Eucharist is the summit of Christian life and worship. When I was 11, I heard a priest telling me this: “You are what you
2 Peter 3:12-15, Psalm 90, Mark 12:13-17 ‘But in keeping with His promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth,
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments
Mark 10:28-31 This Gospel passage continues from where the rich youth rejected our Lord’s counsel to cast away his riches and thus, went away sorrowful.
Often I get asked a few questions: How do you know there’s a God? How do you know that Christianity is the right religion? Faith,
I began my discernment journey 11 years ago with these two words that kept coming up in prayer, but I wasn’t sure what it really
“And eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3) Is it possible to
Mark 9:41-50 In this Gospel passage there is seemingly a huge disjuncture between the 1st and 2nd half of the Gospel, but dig deeper and
As I looked upon the cross today, I asked myself: would I have stood at the foot of the cross? A friend once asked me,
James 4:1-10, Psalm 55, Mark 9:30-37 The central theme of James 4:1-10 and Mark 9:30-37 is discord. In the Gospel, we read that the Apostles
Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all people love poorly. We need to forgive
Before meeting Jesus on the road to Damascus, Paul was “breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord,” and yet today we remember him
By guest writer Lauren Winter. This morning I listened to the always enlightening Bishop Barron talk about Frassati. First of all, Bishop Barron is a
James 4:13-17, Psalm 49, Mark 9:38-40 God cannot be an object of our concepts. We are His creatures, not the other way round. St. James
“Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Holy Father, I pray not only for these, but for those also who through their words will
In our world today, we believe what we’re told. We’re not skinny enough, not fair enough, not tall or muscular enough. I’ve fallen into the
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your
[Oceans] Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders Let me walk upon the waters Wherever You would call me Take me deeper than
