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…
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…
“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…
Today’s Gospel presents us with Jesus sending His disciples out to begin the work of proclaiming the Good News. In Redemptoris Missio, Pope Saint John Paul the Second calls the parallel text from Matthew 10, Christ’s “missionary discourse,” and it is here, he says, that Jesus “teaches them the paths…
I grew up in what some people would call “a very Catholic” home. My grandparents (especially my grandmother) were very devout Catholics, who raised my mother with a very strong religious character, which she transmitted to my siblings and me. I certainly received a formation in faith from them, but…
Today’s readings center us on the heart of the Gospel: mercy and forgiveness. Jesus says, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” Often, our Lord does call us to sacrifice and penance—not because He needs them, but because we do. Through them, we willfully unite our sufferings to His Cross and participate…
“Let me do it.” Those were the words Jesus spoke to St. Margaret Mary. He said to her that his greatest trouble with his saints was that they would not let Him do it. When we pivot to the Gospel, the theme of “letting Him do it” remains. It is…
There is a great deal of crying echoing in today’s Scripture readings. Poverty often gives rise to tears—many of them. No one desires to live in a state of lack. To live in need is to suffer, and while no one on earth possesses everything they want, we all need…
On Thursday, June 26, I was returning from a two-week visit to Europe, where I had the privilege of visiting nine countries. The trip was filled with moments of prayer, documentation, and capturing memories through photographs. You may read some of the moving moments in my Substack. As the plane…
In the Gospel today from Matthew, a scribe wants to follow Jesus “home,” but Jesus really does not have an Earthly home to retreat to. Also in the Gospel, a potential follower of Jesus wants to follow Jesus, but wants to bury his Father first. Jesus was not receptive to…