St. Bonaventure was a very intelligent, studious friar scholar and administrator. He lived for a short 53 years. The last 17 years of his life he was Minister General of the Franciscan order. He was a friar during the times after St Francis’ death when the Franciscan...
Today we listen to Matthew’s version of the first sending-out of the disciples. It is the same story we heard last Sunday from Luke. Being sent out to proclaim the Good News is at the heart of what the Church is. Proclaiming our faith experience is the reason for...
I was not supposed to be here today. But due to a small health problem and a quick switch of the schedule, here I am with you, giving thanks to our Lord for this civil holiday, remembering our Independence Day. Certainly, the United States of America has one of the...
St. Thomas gets sort of a bad rap in the general Catholic saint culture. He had been tagged in the world as “Doubting Thomas”. But if we look at all the instances when Thomas is mentioned in the Gospel and his life after the resurrection of Christ, we see a man with...
When Jesus finished the Sermon on the Mount, he starts down to the lake. Along the way several events happen that point to the importance of trust, confidence, and faith: -he performs several more healings, including curing Peter’s mother-in-law -he talks about the...
