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 “You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.”  (Acts 3,14)  Bad choice.  In one of his first speeches after receiving the Holy Spirit, Peter spells out for the people of... More Info →

    You think you know someone.  When you live with someone for several years and you see that person every day, you think that you know them well.  I am sure that the disciples thought that they knew Jesus.  They... More Info →

Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. Alleluia! Alleluia! A new day has begun. On this Easter day we awaken to a new life. All things have been made new. The old way of life that was subject to death has passed away. Everything has been changed.... More Info →

The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et Spes, states, “Sacred Scripture teaches the human family what the experience of the ages confirms: that while human progress is a great advantage to man, it brings... More Info →

    What does it mean to “see” Jesus?  Certainly, seeing Jesus is more than a matter of casual curiosity.  Some Greeks come to Philip and express to him a desire to “see” Jesus:  “Sir, we would like... More Info →

So often we look down upon our world.  It is easy to do.  When we daily hear of the great suffering that is inflicted upon people all over the world, the killings, the massive poverty, the human rights violations, the illness and... More Info →

It seems, from the gospel reading of John, that the temple had become more about commerce and trade than it was about right worship and praise in the presence of the Father.  It was sad... More Info →

Often we think we know someone. We have been around that person for quite a while and we think that we have them all figured out. There are no surprises left for us when it comes to our relationship with that person. Face value. We look beyond... More Info →

From the waters of baptism, we emerge with a new identity.  Baptism is an initiation into a new life in Christ Jesus.  It is the beginning of the divine life that has been sown in us by the Holy Spirit.  Through water and Spirit,... More Info →

After the events of this past year surrounding the CoVid pandemic we have to read the scripture passages about Jesus’ encounters with lepers with a greater insight and a new understanding of the suffering of the person who has been... More Info →