They Said Nothing

What a glorious day!  Jesus Christ is risen… but the women at the tomb… THEY SAID NOTHING. Mark’s compact Gospel, Chapter 16:1-8 more than captures the scene of the three women at the tomb.  It provides a profound insight into the collision between our human senses and the spiritual mystery, the new reality of the [...]

On a fruitful Lenten observance…

Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent
(Reading I – Jeremiah 31:31-34, Reading II – Hebrews 5:7-9, Gospel – John 12:20-33)
Today we find ourselves deep in the season of Lent.  I realize that many of you have given up a favorite food or activity as a Lenten sacrifice, or perhaps you’ve added special  observances, such as [...]

The face of God…

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”
Matthew 11:28b-30
As we approach the mid-point of the Advent season, the scripture [...]

“…it is a good thing for a person to remain as he is.”

Our “state” in life… that station of life that we occupy. Today’s exhortation of St. Paul to the church in Corinth strikes a nerve: it’s not our state in life that’s important, but rather, what we do with it!
Four years ago Prince Charles spoke out about one’s state in life, expressing in a [...]

Divine Mercy, Human Faith

“Doubting Thomas”! Expressions from the Bible work their way into everyday use—often in very powerful ways, because they point to basic human truths. How often have we encountered someone so stubborn, so hardheaded that he wouldn’t believe unless he could see it with his own eyes? Perhaps YOU have been like that. [...]

Geography lessons

Reflection on the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ex 32:7-11,13-14; 1Tm 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-32
I would like to take you on a journey with me today. Consider it a sort of biblical “Mapquest”. Today we’ve been given scripture readings that transport us through a very special geography: the landscape of our God. By paying close [...]

Living water… a Lenten reflection

(3rd Sunday of Lent, Year A: Exodus 17:3-7; Romans 5:1-2,5-8; John 4:5-42)
God told Moses, “I will be standing there in front of you on the rock in Horeb. Strike the rock, and the water will flow from it for the people to drink.” Moses had a big problem, but God was there for [...]