Let The Spirit Lead Us This Lent!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is surprising to me how passive Jesus Christ is in the gospel of the temptations in the desert (Matthew 4: 1-11) on this First Sunday…
Read More
Surprise Your Adversary!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ This was to limit the amount of damage…
Read More
Jesus Wants The Law To Transform Us, To Be Authentic
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the gospel that is part of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5: 17-37) which Jesus must have preached many times in different locations and…
Read More
Make God Present To Those Around You!
Dear brothers and Sisters, Sister Josephine Bakhita said if I was to meet those slave raiders that abducted me and those who tortured me, I’d kneel down and kiss their…
Read More
The Lord Returns To The Temple Suddenly
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple marks in a way the end of Christmas in the sense that the mangers are…
Read More
Many Who Have Regrets Don’t Turn To The Lord
Dear Brothers and Sisters, This week we hear some of the first words that Christ preached (Mt. 4: 12-23) and he is still making himself known to Jew and gentile…
Read More
Behold The Lamb, The Weak One Who Doesn’t Strike Back!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Finally I had the good fortune to see the movie A Hidden Life recently, which is about a conscientious objector in Austria during World War II,…
Read More
My Delight Is Being With Him!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Israel was called not just to save herself but to be a light to all the nations as Isaiah says. The same is true for us. …
Read More
The Kings Prostrate Themselves Before The True King
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Kings or Magi represent pagans who are open and searching for the truth. Two words describe their way of life very well: they saw and…
Read More
May His Face Shine Upon You!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy New Year! It is a beautiful blessing that we hear from Numbers (6: 22-27) on this solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. The Lord will…
Read More