It is good to read the Old Testament with Christian optics to be able to understand who Jesus is as the savior. But if we don’t go further to understand the Old Testament culture, we will lose much...
Peter said to Jesus, “We have given up everything and followed you. What will there be for us?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you that you who have followed me, in the new age, when the Son of...
It is quite natural to have a little fear or anxiety as we think about death and particularly as we think about our own death. The Peace Prayer of St. Francis helps us to understand and even...
In today’s gospel when Jesus says: “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life...
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Today’s Gospel describes Jesus’ transfiguration this way: “his [Jesus’] face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as...
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 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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
