Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time-A The Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time offers a Gospel passage from St. Matthew familiar to Christians. Jesus ascends a mountain and begins teaching the crowds who have gathered. The specific teaching known as the Beatitudes is a litany of how a Christian should live. Each of the Beatitudes is prefaced … Continue reading Blessed Are They
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Repent, the Kingdom is Near
Third Sunday of Ordinary Time-A Last week, the Gospel reminded us of the meeting between St. John the Baptist and Jesus at the Jordan River. St. John preached repenting from sin and preparing for the coming of the Messiah. The story continues this week, and it is learned that Herod’s fear of the outspoken preacher … Continue reading Repent, the Kingdom is Near
The Chosen One of God
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time-A On the second Sunday of Ordinary Time, we have a familiar and recent theme: St. John the Baptist revealing Jesus at the Jordan River. During the Advent and Christmas seasons we just celebrated, the story was explained in the synoptic Gospels. Today, we hear about St. John’s rendition of the … Continue reading The Chosen One of God
What’s Going On in Iran?
What story can you believe Over the past couple of days, news has been trickling out of Iran about the number of people being killed by the Mullahs in charge of the government. What is known for sure is that the Iranian people are protesting, and a number of them have been killed in the … Continue reading What’s Going On in Iran?
Baptism of the Lord
Today we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, the last feast in the Christmas season. For the ordinary Christian, it may be challenging to connect the Baptism of Jesus with the infant narratives of the Incarnation we focused on during the Christmas season. The connection will take some reflection, but hopefully, we will come to … Continue reading Baptism of the Lord
The Feast of the Epiphany
Obstacles to the Truth The feast of the Epiphany is a time to recall the visit of the astrologers from the East, Gentiles no less, bearing gifts and praising the Jewish infant who would prove to be the long-awaited Messiah. The story of the three wise men's visit, as depicted in the Gospel of St. … Continue reading The Feast of the Epiphany
Mary Most Holy
Our Spiritual Mother As the last page of the calendar flips from 2025 to 2026, and not yet knowing what the new year will bring, it is fitting we entrust our lives to our spiritual Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Every time we pray the “Hail Mary,” we invoke her care, “pray for us now, … Continue reading Mary Most Holy
Living the Christmas Season
Now that Christmas Day has passed, there is a tendency to think the celebration of the Lord’s birth has gone as fast as it came. Christians must fight the trend and celebrate completely not only Christmas Day but the whole season, which ends with the Baptism of the Lord. It is not unusual in urban … Continue reading Living the Christmas Season
The Holy Family
Just a day after Christmas, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. There can be no other way to describe the family other than holy. Jesus, the Son of God, the sinless Blessed Mary, and the obedient Joseph are the definition of holiness. When we take a moment … Continue reading The Holy Family
The Word Made Flesh
The Word of God Himself—Who is before all worlds, the Invisible, the Incomprehensible, the Bodiless, Beginning of Beginning, the Light of Light, the Source of Life and Immortality, the Image of the Archetypal Beauty, the immovable Seal, the unchangeable Image, the Father’s Definition and Word, came to His own Image, and took on Him flesh … Continue reading The Word Made Flesh