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     Today in our gospel reading, Luke is reminding us that we all have a journey of faith to walk with our Risen Lord.  There are many things that we do not understand about the ways of God and his plan for... More Info →

“They devoted themselves…Everyday they devoted themselves…”  In a reading from the Acts of the Apostles we see the devotion of the early Christian community.  They have been transformed by the Spirit of Christ, by their experience of... More Info →

He lives!  Jesus Christ is risen today!  These few words awaken a great hope within us today as they did for the disciples over two thousand years ago when they were first proclaimed by the first witnesses to the resurrection. ... More Info →

     With the celebration of Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion we begin the most Holy Week of our liturgical year.  During this week we will enter into the Lord’s Passion and death and await his resurrection.  Jesus... More Info →

     Several times in the gospels we are told that the apostles did not understand what it meant to rise from the dead.  Jesus spoke to his apostles on several occasions that we know about, and we can easily assume that... More Info →

     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 →