All of us would probably say that family is our first and most important value. As human beings we need a family to survive physically through the first years of our life and we need a family to survive emotionally through the rest of our lives. So, family first is...
There are times when I think groups within the Church offer us a false choice: opposition between liturgy and justice, or between ritual and discipleship. The Church has always taught that both are essential. Today’s readings for Mass pair Micah and Matthew which...
In today’s Gospel Jesus applies the prophetic message of Isaiah and Hosea to a practical question of what can be done on the Sabbath. Last week Hosea proclaimed that “God desires mercy, not sacrifice” (Hosea 6:6) and this past Monday Isaiah proclaimed, “Though you...
Life can seem really hard and difficult at times. Often, we feel overwhelmed and crushed for long periods of time. Some people even live their whole lives feeling that way. This of course leads us to feel abandoned by God; sometimes even punished by God. We let our...
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Bonaventure, a Franciscan bishop and doctor of the church. Bonaventure was filled with the spirit and love of St. Francis of Assisi. The rule and spirituality of St. Francis imbued the spiritual and theological writings of...
