Samantha had just finished college. The only job she was able to find after graduation was as a nanny to a wealthy and extremely likable family. It was a great job for a nanny – but not what she...
Now I See
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Friar Reflection
Your Baptism
I recently celebrated a birthday. There were plenty of years I did not celebrate it - not because of any reason other than I was not with a group of people for whom it was a memorable date. As best...
Sacrifice, Peace and Justice, Liturgy
Liturgy and Life must always go together. We should bring our life, our joys and our sorrows, our hopes and our doubts, to our liturgical celebrations. We are also called to live out what we...
Mary, Mother of the Church, Servant
Today we celebrate the feast of Mary, the Mother of the Church. The title “Mother of the Church” for Mary was proclaimed by Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964, at the conclusion of the Second...
I LOVE YOU!!
I LOVE YOU! Have you ever thought why these three words are so powerful that they could make or break a relationship? I LOVE YOU! Three words that we all say to those we love. What is really in this...
Jesus, Unity
“I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us.” Jesus...
Looking Beyond Ourselves
Victor Frankl was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who chronicled the horror of three years in four Nazi concentration camps, in his book “Man’s Search for Meaning.” He writes about finding...
Who prays for you?
In the Confiteor, we hold up the things we have done and what we have failed to do. The first reading for today’s Mass is certainly a list of what St. Paul has done for the sake of the Gospel. He...
Along the Continuum
Who were these 12 people that Paul encounters in today’s first reading? They were generically referred to as “disciples” in Acts 19:1. Many people assume, based on the following verses, that they...
Love, Friendship, Chosen
Today’s Gospel repeats last Sunday’s Gospel. It is part of Jesus’ Last Supper Discourse, His “Last Will and Testament.” Jesus emphasizes what is the core of His message in this last address to His...
It Changes, Everything Changes
Life is constantly changing. Today we hear that Paul, Aquila, Priscilla, and the disciples of Jesus had to adjust to changes in their lives. We too face and adjust to changes. Obviously, we have all...
The Spirit and Truth
The gospel for today is part of a longer section of John’s Gospel known by various names, but is easily understood and seen as a final farewell to His disciples as his arrest in Gethsemane is...