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As we celebrate Christmas day for an octave (eight days) we continue to keep the mystery of the Incarnation before us — the mystery of the Eternal Word made flesh, the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, our Lord and Savior. We come to the... More Info →

From the beginning, God created the human family to be a “domestic church,” a sacred place where he could dwell, a place where he could reveal his love and by his grace, bless and care for all of his children. The human family is meant to be a... More Info →

“This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. when his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.” (Mt 1,18) As our gospel passage opens up to reveal the... More Info →

We are a results oriented people. We want to see results. We expect results. It is not enough to just talk to us about something, we want to see something happen. When the results don’t happen right away we tend to get a little impatient. During... More Info →

John the Baptist had a building project that he was working on. He knew that he wasn’t the one that would actually do the building but that he was sent to prepare the way for the building. He was in charge of the “site work” on the project.... More Info →

There was an episode on the Seinfeld sit-com in which George Costanza notices that a security guard in a clothing store was always standing up and he wondered why the fellow had to do his job standing up all day. Certainly he must get tired... More Info →

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement, who encourages us in our every affliction, so that we may be able to encourage those who are in any affliction with the encouragement... More Info →

There were many times when the people who followed Jesus wanted to make him a King. The people obviously thought that Jesus could offer them hope for the future. They wanted Jesus to replace the political leaders of their time and build a... More Info →

Things change. There are things that we think will be around forever; things that seem to be a foundation for our lives. There are symbols and institutions that we grew up with and that we identify with that we think will always be a part of our... More Info →

In these last weeks of our liturgical year our thoughts, prayers and scriptural reflections turn toward what we have traditionally called “the Last Things” and what is now spoken of in terms of eschatology. These Last Things consist of Heaven,... More Info →