Imagine waiting for someone for a long time, only to discover that the person has been waiting for you all along. In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist proclaims, “There is one among you whom you do not recognize” (John 1:26). These words invite us to a profound examination of awareness…
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“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord let his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace” (Numbers 6:24–26). The Church opens the New Year with a blessing. As the calendar turns, God invites us to receive…
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Every time the year is ending, we may find ourselves wondering how everything seemed to pass so quickly. So many things happened and in an instant, this year is already at its end. Perhaps, it is because as we get older, 365 days are a smaller percentage of our entire…
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I think one could study the Beatitudes for many years due to the rich language and imagery. The first Beatitude was a mystery to me for years; “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Finally, I understood that those who understand that faith and…
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At his first Christmas Mass Pope Leo XIV combined his own message with that of Pope Benedict XVI’s from 2012 to remind Catholics all over the world of the splendor of Christmas: “Behold the star that astonishes the world, a spark newly lit and blazing with life: “To you is…
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Happy Feast of the Holy Family! In today’s readings we see clearly how to live out marriage and family life according to God’s perfect design. Husband and Wife First, let’s discuss the relationship between Husband and Wife. In the Gospel, the angel appears multiple times to St. Joseph and tells…
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Today, on the Feast of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist, the Church invites us to reflect on how we perceive divine mysteries. St. John is named the beloved apostle not simply because Jesus loved him above others, but because he is the apostle that perceives God as love. Today…
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Today’s first reading for the feast of St. Stephen goes hand in hand with the Gospel reading. The former is a concrete example in the earliest years of the church of Jesus’s instruction to the apostles about the hardships they would endure in carrying out his teachings together with the…
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Christmas is no doubt the most joyful season of the year. This is true for every part of the world. Although many who celebrate Christmas today exclude its religious meaning, it still remains for them a period of great joy. But no matter how people try to deny the religious…
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As a child, I often played a game called “Hide and Seek” with friends, siblings, and cousins. The one who was “it” had to count down with their eyes covered as the others hid. At the end of the countdown, they would have to say the line, “Ready or not,…
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