Daily Reflections
“Lord, I am not worthy to have You under my roof, but only say the word and my servant shall be healed” (Matthew 8:8). These profound words, spoken by the centurion, are echoed in every Mass just before we receive the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. At every…
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As we celebrate the Jubilee of Hope, I invite you to consider finding concrete ways to live as people of hope in our daily lives. Today, we start a new year in the Church, a new year of grace. This means every moment of this year—every second, minute, day, and month—is…
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Today we celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Andrew. A remarkable disciple, the first disciple, who put in loads of miles spreading Jesus’ word. He was originally a follower of John the Baptist, but made an excellent choice to follow Jesus, instead. As The Chosen depicted, it was a difficult…
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Christ the Judge and Mary, Sistine Chapel, (Michelangelo Buonarotti)[1] And now, bless the God of all, who has done wondrous things on earth;Who fosters people’s growth from their mother’s womb, and fashions them according to his will!May he grant you joy of heart and may peace abide among you;May his…
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While most people know that the USA celebrates Thanksgiving today, few people know the origins of this holiday. The first Thanksgiving was actually a Catholic Mass! The first Spanish settlers landed in St. Augustine, Florida on September 8th, 1565, to build a settlement. When they arrived, the first thing they…
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Persecution as Distraction: Our faith ought to be lived actively. Actively pursuing God’s will for us is not always easy. Persecution and trials are the cost of discipleship or a test of our faith. Persecution can come also as a distraction, aiming to dissuade us from fulfilling God’s will for…
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Just two days ago we celebrated the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This signifies that we are in the last week of Ordinary Time, and Advent will begin next Sunday. The readings over the last few days, and for the next few days henceforth, have…
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The Christian religion presents the greatest aspiration of the human person as that of seeing the face of God. This is called the beatific vision. It is the summum bonum (the highest good). The Psalmist of Psalm 42:2 cries out: “My soul thirsts for God, the living God, when can…
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The title “king” naturally has a political implication. It is no surprise that Jesus’s contemporaries expected a political king in the Messiah. The Messiah was to be the son of King David, and his kingdom was to have no end. All of this is easily translated into anyone’s mind to…
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From time immemorial, the reproduction of likes is the ordered nature of beings as God created them, male and female. He made them, and they come together to produce their offspring according to their distinct species. Man and woman, being rational beings unlike others, do this in a very respectable,…
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