As we continue our spiritual journey of faith, we often struggle with the complexity of God. When we were young, we were taught that we can compare the Holy Trinity to a 3-leaf clover or shamrock…three persons in one God. Simple and easy to understand, but as we grow older,…
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MOSES’ BIRTH AND DELIVERANCE: In the first reading, we hear the story of the birth of Moses and how his mother made a conscious effort to hide and preserve him for three months to avoid being killed by Pharaoh. But when she could hide him no longer, she prepared a…
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We often gloss over the implications of living fully as a Christian. It’s more acceptable to many if we embrace the Christmas card image of the Incarnation; that is a stable as clean as a cottage with happy barnyard animals surrounding a beatific Mary who cradles a chubby infant Jesus.…
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Every choice we make carries consequences, and deep down every human heart there are longs for something more than that this life alone can offer. We long for a life that does not end, a life that is whole and free, a life with God. This longing is as old…
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The Gospel: “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.” Mt 10:16. The discipleship command given to the Apostles and to us as His disciples, as we heard in yesterday’s Gospel, seems difficult to understand. We can…
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Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Benedict, the Patron Saint of Europe and the father of Western Christian monasticism. He remains a shining example for every Christian, regardless of their state in life. Benedict as a name originates from the Latin name Benedictus (the feminine version would be Benedicta).…
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Revelation scenes are the jewels of great literature. Consider Odysseus’ encounter with his wife at the end of the Odyssey, or the moment in Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment when the murderer Raskolnikov finally confesses his crime. Revelation of identity brings about tremendous catharsis. I would propose, though, that Joseph’s revelation…
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Today’s readings remind us that God reaches out to us across time. In the first reading from Genesis, Joseph, saved by the hand of God from his jealous brothers and Potiphar, feeds the starving masses. Joseph has been given great power from Pharoah. Yet, he wields that power with great…
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Today’s gospel (Matthew 9:32-38) presents us with Jesus’ perspectives on the human condition and his own approach to this situation. The Gospel periscope is as follows: “At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a…
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“Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.” ~ Gospel Acclamation Our Lord Jesus Christ came not only to forgive men’s sins, but to raise him to new life. Not to a new earthly life like the one we now possess, but to…
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