Today we listen to another portion of the Sermon on the Mount which is the central core of Jesus’ project for human beings. Tradition was extremely important for the Jewish people and rabbis of that time. Each rabbi taught exactly what he had received from his...
This year Pope Leo in his annual message for Lent invites us to listen and fast through Lent. He connects those two practices. It is so easy for us to walk through life blind and deaf to everything that is going on around us and concentrate on our own needs. Fasting...
We continue to listen to Jesus’ comments about prayer in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus has a deep confidence in the action of God the Father in his life and invites us to live in that same confidence. Jesus’ prayer is active, persistent and constant. He uses active...
The ancient practices of penance or conversion are fasting, alms giving, and prayer. We move into the first week of Lent, renewing our dedication to each. Matthew remembers how Jesus taught his disciple to pray as we heard in today’s Gospel which comes from the Sermon...
We begin the season of Lent by reflecting on the importance and the purpose of fasting. There are three important practices to help us with our conversion in this time of Lent and throughout the whole year: prayer, fasting, and charity. These three practices are meant...
