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    The Advent message of John the Baptist is a simple and direct one, “Prepare the Way of the Lord.”  John knows that “one mightier than I is coming.”(Luke 3,16)  St. Paul proclaims to the Philippians, “The... More Info →

  Jesus Christ is the Alpha and the Omega.  He is the beginning and the end.  “In the beginning was the Word…” (Jn 1,1)  Jesus is the beginning of the road for all who wish to travel on the way that leads to eternal life.  He is the Way that... More Info →

   We all would like to be seen as strong persons and we are even given to showing off our strength.  Strength can certainly be seen as an asset in life.  Guys like to advertise their “gun show” as they hold up their arms and show off their... More Info →

    Throughout the Church we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King.  At the end of the journey of our liturgical year we come to recognize, to know and to proclaim that Jesus is the Christ, the King and the Lord.  The purpose each year of... More Info →

    “Fade to black.”  These ominous words signal in our consciousness an end to the story that we have been following.  When the movie ends or the play concludes we see the simple words that signal the end:  “Fade to black.”  In every movie or... More Info →

   During his lifetime it seems that Jesus spent a lot of time at the temple in Jerusalem.  As a child he went there with Mary and Joseph, as was their custom, on all of the great holy days, feasts and celebrations.  While there he even engaged... More Info →

   In the gospel reading from Mark, chapter 12 (Mk 12,28-34),one of the scribes comes up to Jesus and asks him to identify which commandment is the greatest.  The scribes in Jesus’ time were scholars of the law.  They studied the law and were... More Info →

    Bartimaeus was not just an anonymous soul, kicked by the world to the side of the road and left there in the darkness and gloom of despair.  Bartimaeus was someone.  He was the son of Timaeus.  He had a past and he was hoping beyond hope... More Info →

 I must confess that there were times when I was young, foolish and selfish and grumpy over the chores that I was required to finish that I grumbled to myself that my parents just had children so that they would have someone to do dishes, wash... More Info →

   As we come to know the person of Jesus through the revelation of Sacred Scripture, especially the Word of God revealed in the Gospels, we come to understand that Jesus sees things differently than other persons see them.  Jesus sees not only... More Info →