You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. (Jn 15:14-15) How many friends do you think you would …
The church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace. It was being built up and walked in the fear of the Lord, and with the consolation of the Holy Spirit it grew in numbers. (Acts 9:31) What Catholic today does not desire a united and peaceful Church? If he does not desire it, …
Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. (1 Jn 3:2) God reveals himself through mighty blessings. The first blessing is creation and St. Paul teaches that …
The two disciples recounted what had taken place on the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread. (Lk 24:35) Today’s Gospel reading opens with the conclusion of the narrative known in Christian art and lore as the “Road to Emmaus”. This narrative speaks of how Cleopas and another …
“Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” (Jn 20:22-23) “Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” (Jn 20:29) A Sunday catechist, teaching his class how on Easter evening Jesus appeared to his Apostles granting them the power to forgive sins, would …
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him. On entering the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were utterly amazed. He said to them, “Do not be …
Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. Those preceding him as well as those following kept crying out: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Mk 11:8-9) Today, on this solemn day of Palm Sunday, one week …
The New Evangelization began with a noble purpose. Bishops, priests, laity were all called to join together in a great project “to deepen our faith, believe in the Gospel message and go forth to proclaim the Gospel”. This three step process was well-conceived: before one goes out to proclaim the Good News, one must first …