The Lateran Basilica in Rome is not the oldest church in Rome – that honor seems to belong to Santi Quattro Coronati (314); but then that depends on what sources you believe. Old St. Peter’s, the...
Where the River Flows
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Friar Reflection
Faith and Forgiveness
In today’s Gospel Jesus teaches about faith and forgiveness. Like the apostles our faith at times is strong but at other times we question and we doubt and so we need to ask Jesus: “Increase our...
Where Do We Invest Our Wealth?
Rachel is a wigmaker in her hospital’s oncology department. But she is more than that. As one of her clients writes, “she is a one-person support group, combining her styling skills with the...
We are found by God
Today the Gospel offers us two everyday images of things that have been lost and found: a sheep that gets lost in the field and a coin that gets lost in the house. Who has not ever lost the keys, a...
Adjusting the Plan
“Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion?” - words from today’s Gospel. Seems like good, practical...
All Souls
Today we remember in prayer all our loved ones who have died. St. Paul reminds us that nothing can separate us for the love of God, not even death: “What will separate us from the love of Christ?...
A Parade of Saints Known and Unknown
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. The Gospel is the section of the Sermon on the Mount known as the Beatitudes: “Blessed are …” The Beatitudes are like a job description of the one...
Keep Holy the Sabbath
What is lawful? What is God’s Will? Sometimes we can get so caught up in our customs or tradition that we forget these customs, traditions, and even laws should always lead us to knowing and doing...
This Call Is for You
Today we remember Saint Simon and Saint Jude. The testimony of these two men makes us reflect on our following of Christ. What led them to give their lives for Jesus? The Resurrection and the power...
Praying as we ought
“...the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. And the one who searches hearts knows...
Priestly Care for Creation
“For creation awaits with eager expectation the revelation of the children of God; for creation was made subject to futility, not of its own accord but because of the one who subjected it, in hope...
Children of God
We are children of God! This is what St. Paul tells us in today’s first reading: “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.” Through our baptism we have received the holy...