In our gospel we find the disciples battling against the tempestuous waves and howling winds. They were caught in a storm that threatened to overwhelm them. Amidst this chaos, they spotted Jesus...
In the boat
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Friar Reflection
Lord, save me!
In many ways the first disciples mirror our own faith journey. In today’s Gospel the disciple Peter is both a man of faith and a man of little faith. He shows his faith and trust in Jesus when...
Jeremiah Must Die!
In today’s first reading the prophet Jeremiah is condemned to death by some religious leaders and some of the people: “When Jeremiah finished speaking all that the LORD commanded him to speak to all...
Goin’ Fishing
In today’s Gospel Jesus continues to teach us about the Kingdom of Heaven or the Kingdom of God. He has been teachings about the Kingdom using different concrete examples from everyday life such as...
Waiting with Quiet Conviction
There are seasons in life when faith feels less like certainty and more like waiting. We pray for healing, but the illness remains. We pray for reconciliation, but the relationship is still broken....
Being Seeds and Living in the Midst of Evil
God created us with free will. The capacity to choose the path for our own lives. That means we are not obligated to unite our will or lifestyle to the will of God the Father, our creator. Hence...
Small – The Most Important
Contemplating nature is a wonderful experience. Looking at the sky on a clear night is awesome. This is especially so if you are someplace where there are no electrical lights – like in a desert or...
Sacred Things, Sacred Hearts
There is one verse in today's first reading that almost takes us by surprise. The prophet Jeremiah says: “They will in those days no longer say, 'The ark of the covenant of the LORD!' They will no...
Seeing the Action of God
Thomas Merton once said that each moment of every day was filled with the seeds of God’s love, seeds of God’s action, God’s presence in our lives. Unfortunately, most people wander through life as...
Already Seeking Us
Most of us think of the spiritual life as our search for God. We pray because we are looking for him. We come to Mass because we want to draw closer to him. We read Scripture because we hope to hear...
First Family and Family First
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...
Walking in the World
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...