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...
We continue to listen to Jesus’ prayer at the end of the night of the Last Supper. These are his last words, recommendations, and prayers before his death, passion, and resurrection at the table of the Last Supper. Today we hear a central point in our mission as...
This week we see Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper – specifically after the meal, after the washing of the feet – Jesus’ prayer for his disciples. At the Last Supper, Jesus gives us the eucharist and the challenge of service as ways of living as true...
