Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus promises a new and everlasting place of rest, where we will live with God forever. We wait in joyful hope that one day he himself will bring us to our heavenly home. Amid the difficulties of life, in seasons of grief, pain, or confusion, it is easy to let doubt creep in. This is when, more than ever, we must cling to our faith, which Paul describes as "the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen."

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

What can we learn from the disciples about overcoming the temptation to think that we are self-sufficient, as if sharing the Gospel depends entirely on us, rather than his grace?   Reflecting about how to live Gospel simplicity morfe intentionally in our life might offer  something for our efforts to share the Gospel with others.

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus says that if we ask, he will always give us the Holy Spirit.  The Lord doesn't promise to instantly cure our maladies, or to remove every ounce of pain on this side of the veil. But he does promise to send his Advocate, the Holy Spirit, to be with us through it all.  And that is far better than any type of delivery service. 

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

During the Sacred Triduum, the Church asks us to maintain a time of prayer and reverence.  We find our "inner Mary."  But we are often busy, like Martha. God wants to be present with us all the time, even when we are busy.  Listening to prayers on an app or saying a prayer before we start the next task at work are ways we can start being more like Mary even during our busy periods.  That helps us find Jesus.

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

When we call upon God, he always responds.  And in hiis response there is great mercy and love.  We are meant to share this mercy and love we receive with others.

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our calling as disciples of Christ is to evangelize, but we often feel ill-equiped to do that.  The disciples must have been nervous, but they believed they would have what they needed, and their work was successful.  They rejoiced because they could cast out demons in his name - something they never imagined was possible.  They turned hearts to Christ becaue they trused and obeyed him.

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Today's feast is a reminder of the staggering truth that 2,000 years later, at every Eucharistic celebration in Catholic churches around the world, Christ becomes truly present. The same jesus of the Gospels who taught the crowds, multiplied the loaves, and gave himself completely on the cross, gives himself to us today:  body, blood, soul, and divinity.