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“Some Greeks who had come to worship at the Passover Feast came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”” (Jn 12,20) There are many different connotations to our understanding of the ver... 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, all of these events cast a dark... More Info →

Our first duty as human beings, our fundamental vocation, is to offer right praise and worship to God. Our primary purpose in life is to love God with all of our heart, soul, strength and spirit. Jesus defined this as the first and greatest... More Info →

I am just an ordinary person. Acquainted with our weaknesses and our sin we often are blinded to our own special gifts and graces. Our sufferings in this world can act as a cloak that obscures our true self and hides our true nature as children... More Info →

“The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan.” (Mk 1,12) Our Lenten journey begins in the desert where the Spirit leads us to purify our hearts, to unmask the deceptions and... More Info →

It has often been a mystery to me in situations of addiction that a person can be placed in rehabilitation and endure a horrific process of withdrawal from the substance that has caused their addiction. After much suffering the person is finally... More Info →

The heart of Jesus is a tender and compassionate heart. The heart of Jesus is open to all of suffering humanity. Within the heart of Jesus, there is room for all who are sick and suffering, all who are oppressed by evil and wounded by sin and... More Info →

When we are young we sometimes attempt to tell our brothers and sisters what to do. This usually results in an immediate demand to reveal our source of authority. “Who made you the boss of me?” We can usually come up with some pretty dubious... More Info →

“This is the time of fulfillment…” Jesus announces to us the good news as he begins his public ministry and this good news is that we now are living in the time of fulfillment. With the beginning of the ministry of Jesus, the Son of God, God is... More Info →

Every person that is baptized has a vocation that comes about as a fruit of their baptism. We experience the fullness of life only when we are able to discern our true vocation, God’s call in our lives, and respond positively to it. Each person... More Info →