Today, during the octave of Easter, we get a close look at St. Mary Magdalene and her deep abiding love for Jesus. May our grief turn into joy as it did for this apostle to the apostles, and like her, may we run with glad feet to spread the good…
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“Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce the news to his disciples.” (Mt 28:8) This is the essence of the Easter proclamation. It sums up the perennial mission of the Church: with great joy and with due fear,…
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Easter Sunday Easter Blessings to all of you! Easter is “our” special day because we are “chosen by God in advance” (Acts 10:41) to “think of what is above, not of what is on earth” (Col. 3:2). On Easter Sunday it all comes together; we rest assured of our eternal…
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Deep Stillness The jeering of the angry crowds The questioning of the authorities The lashing of the scourge The jabbing and shoving of the soldiers The hammering of the nails The sobbing of those witnessing the horror All of it has now passed. There is a deep stillness. Deep quiet…
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He Died To Save Us Today is Good Friday. On this day, the Church wants us to contemplate and reflect on the passion and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ. In one of the catechism classes for first Holy Communion children, a child innocently asked me, “Father, why do we…
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Tonight, we as Christians, arrive at the point in our journey of Holy Week where we gather around the table. Together we commemorate and remember a meal shared, not only by Jesus and his disciples on the night before he died but shared by our ancestors for generations. And we…
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Prophet Isaiah introduces us in today’s meditation with his message on the “suffering servant.” Even in his suffering, this servant is able to speak to the weary a word that will revive them. He was nonviolent notwithstanding his persecution; but with complete trust in God, he says: “The Lord is…
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If salvation History is like a movie … it is a theatrical masterpiece! A Spiritual Battle from the Beginning As the camera crew begins to film, we see Adam and Eve content in a garden. They want for nothing. Satan, who wanted to be like God the most High, enters…
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Have you considered that Judas could have been a saint? Judas should have been a saint? “The great tragedy is that Judas might have been Saint Judas,” our pastor recently said in a homily. Today’s gospel reading brings us to the house of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus six days before…
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What is it about stories that attract the human heart? Regardless of where we come from, every human person seems to be made for stories. There is something ingrained in us that seeks to make meaning of things, to discern pattern, beauty, and significance in the world around us. The…
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