Finding the place to pray makes all the difference
During the season of Lent, the Church invites us to pray more and to pray better.
Isn’t it odd, though, that when we begin to think about prayer, the first things that come to our mind are the objections? If this happens to you, then maybe your focus is out of place. Literally. More…
At the end of every pontificate, there is always a lot of buzz and speculation surrounding the issue of the next Pope.
Who will he be? Will he let priests start marrying, allow women to be priests, or change the Catholic Church’s teaching on contraception? More…
Who are they? What are they trying to do and Why? In the following video, these Brothers in Black –(former students of mine)– tell their story.
I’ve often thought of this season as “The Joyful Season of Lent.”
After all, Lent even comes with a built in happy day, Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. But we don’t have to wait a month before we can enjoy some happiness during Lent. God made us to be happy NOW and in eternity. More…
Mmm… Not really. More on that later.
Lent is a good time to go to confession. So…. How long’s it been since you’ve been to confession?
Oh wait! I’m not supposed to ask that question. Never mind. Here, watch this video… More…
By Br Eric Wandrey
About seven miles off western coast of Ireland, a lonely island looms out of the sea, the tip of a massive oceanic mountain. 54 acres and 715 feet high, Skellig Michael is home only to a colony of Northern Gannets, but there was a time when this remote outcropping hosted more than seabirds. For over 600 years, it was home to Irish monks who sought complete solitude and close communion with God. More…
The Pope’s address to the Consistory, followed by a brief reflection and commentary from Biltrix
Sunday Gospel Reflection
“Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch” (Blessed John Paul II). More…
People today are no different than they were 2,000 years ago. We naturally want things to be verified before we assent to them. This natural human disposition even applies to what we expect from God. After all, “God is all powerful and all knowing, so why does he not reveal himself to us clearly, when he obviously could?”
“If you truly are God, save yourself and come down from that cross!” — God’s ways do not always correspond to human expectations
In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals that he knows our thoughts: “Do here in your native place the things that we heard were done in Capernaum.” More…
By Fr Jason Smith
The Baptism of the Lord was accompanied by one of the most stunning and remarkable events found in Sacred Scripture: The rending open of the heavens, the visible descent of the Spirit like a dove, and the Father’s audible voice. More…
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