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     Our physical sense of sight is a wonderful gift.  The gift of sight opens up for us a beautiful world of light and knowledge.  With our sight we behold beauty and we are able to wonder at the marvels of... More Info →

     “The Church of tomorrow will not be created tomorrow or next week or next year. The Christian life is a life-long task. Ecclesia semper reformanda est: the Church must constantly reform itself. Each Christian must... More Info →

     “Hey, you clean up pretty nice!”  We have all heard that comment made at one time or another and perhaps we ourselves have made a similar observation about someone at some time in our lives.  When someone gets... More Info →

     “That’s okay, I’ve got it covered.”  A commonly heard phrase that usually signals that we will be able to handle whatever the situation is on our own…and why not?  We’ve got resources.  We’ve got... More Info →

     “So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.”  In the gospel of Matthew Jesus gives his disciples an imperative command in his instructions on discipleship in the Sermon on the Mount.  This exigent... More Info →

     There is much that we can point to in our world today and identify as darkness.  The moral decay and the proliferation of things that are harmful to our spiritual lives, the dismal situation of our global finances... More Info →

     “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.  I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” (Mt 5,17)  Jesus comes into the world to fulfill the law and the prophets and to give us an... More Info →

     Jesus begins his public ministry in the gospel by proclaiming the nearness of the kingdom of heaven.  “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  He then calls and gathers those who are willing to begin to... More Info →

     “John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ”Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world…” (Jn 1,29)  In our gospel reading John the Baptist points the way to Jesus as the Lamb of God,... More Info →

     Cradle to Cross.  From the moment that Jesus is born into the world as a little child until the time comes for him to begin his public ministry there is one purpose for his life – to fulfill the will of the Father... More Info →