Prayer is a natural part of human life. It is often an expression of our natural religiosity. Prayers that arise out of our natural religiosity tend to be petitions or an attempt on our part to force God to do what we wish or what we think would be best. Many times,...
Once again, we come to that part of the year where we listen to the Sermon on the Mount in the weekday readings from the Gospel. Initially God communicated with the people of Israel through the prophets and the written Law in the Old Testament. That communication was...
St. Anthony was born into a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal in 1195 and died 36 years later in Padua, Italy as a Franciscan friar. After being ordained for the Canons of the Holy Cross he came to know a group of Franciscans who were visiting and preaching in his...
Today’s reading comes from the Sermon on the Mount which is Jesus call for us to return to living in relation with God and others as we were created. Communion is at the center of Sermon on the Mount. The scribes and pharisees had built up a religious life that was...
We have come to the last day of classes for this year, the beginning of summer vacation. As always, the Word of God comes to speak to us today and every day of our lives whether a common day or important day like the beginning of summer vacation. God never leaves us...
