My dear friends, on this memorial of Saint George, who suffered and died for the gospel, I reflect on the Lord Jesus’ suffering. Jesus suffered, died and rose. He has become a source of inspiration to us in our moments of suffering. Jesus Suffered The Lord Jesus suffered and died…
Jesus is the bread of life, the Eucharist we celebrate. The priest at my college parish engrained something in my mind that I’ll never forget; if Jesus says something more than once, pay attention. He told us that it was Jesus’ version of a neon sign with flashing lights. In…
“For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life and I shall raise him on the last day.” (Jo 6: 40) The celebration of the mystery of the resurrection of our Lord cannot but make us think…
We continue to celebrate the Easter season, but today’s First Reading reminds us that we must carry our cross until we attain heaven (see Matt. 25:46 CCC 1038). Today, I reflect on love for Jesus and His Church as necessary approach to fraternal correction. There can be no Easter Sunday…
Boats scudding across the Sea of Galilee. Our opening scenes in today’s gospel passage Jn 6:22-29, where a veritable sea of humanity plows through the waves with one goal in mind. And when they find him, they pose the first question of the day: Rabbi, when did you get here?…
The Gospel of Luke 24:35-48 presents us Jesus’ visits to the two disciples on the way to Emmaus and their mood before and the during the visit. The disciples were in difficult days mixed with fear, disappointment, doubt and anxiety. Then the Risen One, Christ, presents himself among them. How…
In today’s reading from Acts of the Apostles we see the Apostles dealing with the complaints of the people they are serving. The Hellenists complained that the Hebrews were not treating their widows fairly. Picture their faces (reminds me of the “eyes-rolling” emoji). Considering the big-picture, how much they had…
Human logic is too often the mechanism on which we rely when circumstances or situations arise that challenge us. A problem emerges that seems complicated at best or insurmountable at worst—a conflict with a coworker, a health concern of a family member, a financial hardship, or perhaps a loved one…
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). “We must obey God rather than men” was the answer Peter and the apostles gave when they stood before the Sanhedrin. They were in defiance of the Sanhedrin’s…
In our biblical text today, we have the second arrest of the apostles of Jesus. The Gospel of Luke informs us that this is the second phase or second attempt of the leaders in Jerusalem to get rid of the apostles and their teachings. They threaten them by commanding them to…