Daily Reflections
We took the message – the good news – out in all directions, walking miles between each city, eating, and sleeping where we could stop and receive a welcome. It was just as the Lord told John’s disciples – the blind were given sight, the lame walked, lepers were healed,…
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Joy and Fear After the Resurrection, the Scriptures recount at least six or seven appearances of Jesus. There is His meeting with Mary Magdalene at the tomb. He accompanies two disciples on the road to Emmaus. He invites the disciples to join him for breakfast on the shore of the…
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Easter is a time to reflect upon the unfathomable love of God for us and for the world. The salvific mystery, comprising of the public ministry, death and resurrection of Christ, is a great evidence of the love of God for us all. God, who is love, created the world…
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Have you ever considered the strangeness of the Cross? Out of all the means possible, why did God accept death on a Cross as the means of our redemption? Among the world religions, only Christianity puts forth this startling image of crucifixion. Indeed, there is no definitive sign in other…
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The Christian apostolate and mission are propelled by the missionary mandate, “Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned” (Mark 16:15; cf. Matt 28:19-20). In both Gospels of Mark and…
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Today is Divine Mercy Sunday. It was instituted by Pope St. John Paul II during his pontificate on the Second Sunday of Easter in the year 2000, during the Mass of canonization of St. Faustina Kowalska. Prompted by Jesus, St. Faustina promoted this devotion to Divine Mercy throughout her life…
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My dear friends, the readings of today are very inspiring. There is a close connection between the gospel and the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles. The invitation of Christ after his resurrection: ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation,’ is obeyed…
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The end of Holy Week always leaves me with great pause on my life. It’s like a surge of energy that fuels me and ignites the fire I need to go deep and pick out the areas of my life where I need to let Jesus in more fully. As…
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The Beauty of the Risen Christ Christ’s mysteries are inexhaustible. They have endless effects in human souls, and artists have found countless forms to show them. In the past, drawings, paintings, frescoes, and even stained-glass windows were the catechism of those who couldn’t read but had, nevertheless, an illustrated faith.…
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Have you ever had an “Aha” moment, when something you didn’t understand suddenly became crystal clear? “Sin makes you stupid,” as the adage goes (see Ps 24:9), but it can also become an occasion for repentance and growth. In His divine wisdom, God often punishes us by letting us have…
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