The Gospel for today is from Luke 15. As I prepare this reflection, I sit with great awe and gratitude at the Lord’s Providence. Through my full-time ministry work, I get to facilitate a Catholic student leadership group using the program Evangelical Catholic. We are around week five of the…
The Prayer of a Pharisee ‘How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? ‘How long will you hide your face from me?’ I am your servant, Lord. I have followed your law all my life. I have kept away from all that is unclean and turned away from impurity.…
The Church is ramping up the call to holiness as we progress through the second full week of Lent. Indeed, today’s readings serve as a spiritual sobriety checkpoint, not only for the liturgical season but also our lives in general. If anyone doubts the prophetic nature of Jeremiah’s words, they…
Today’s Saint ranks above all other saints but one, a shade below his bride, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Yet, the gospels have only the briefest of passing references to this great man, deemed worthy to be the foster father of the Son of God, the husband of the Blessed Virgin…
Last weekend our priest gave a homily challenging us to focus on the virtue that is the opposite of the sin(s) we commit most. I thought it was a highly creative way of encouraging some deep self-reflection with sound solutions for the problem of sin. Not coincidentally, a couple of…
It is certainly NOT a coincidence that I was assigned the 17th for each month just a few months ago, that I started praying this absolutely epic prayer written by St. Patrick just a few weeks ago, and here we are, March 17, Feast of St. Patrick. I have every…
There are moments in my life when I look on in awe – and think “Wow! God showed up!” While I often sense His nearness in small ways in the day-to-day, there are those times when I am caught up in the awe – the wonder of His glory. Yes,…
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). An obedient child is one who does his or her parents’ will and respects and honors them. He or she is always of good behavior and follows instructions…
The call to perseverance in righteousness is a central theme in Ezekiel’s message. He stresses that each person is accountable for their actions, and righteousness is not a static state but a lifelong commitment. If a sinner repents and turns toward justice, they will find life. Conversely, if the righteous…
Have you ever poured out your heart in prayer and yet feel that God is silent? Have you ever asked God for something earnestly, only to feel as though your words vanished into the air? As Christians we sometimes struggle with a crucial question: Why is God not answering my…