It was a mother’s love that brought the Canaanite woman to the feet of Jesus crying, “Lord, Son of David, Have pity on me.” Risking ridicule and humiliation, all for the love of her daughter, she asked Jesus to heal her child. And Jesus refused her, three times. Was itContinue Reading
Today’s Gospel is a beautiful parable about staying true to God while surrounded by a world that seems to give Him little thought. The storm tossed boat is an image of life, the life of the Church on the storms of history and the life of every Christian as heContinue Reading
To Be a Christian, to be Catholic, is to be part of a community, part of the Body of Christ. God works through us. The miracle of feeding the multitudes only occurred through the obedience of the disciples. God wants us all to be active members of His body. RememberContinue Reading
Evil permeates our culture. Its existence is deeply rooted in our awareness of the world around us. The personification of evil is a constant figure in our stories whether we tell them around a campfire or experience them in big-budget pyrotechnic movies. Evil is always there working against us, usingContinue Reading
“A man named Shimei… cursing as he came… threw stones at David and all the king’s officers.” 2Samuel 16:5-6 One of King David’s soldiers offered to go and deal with Shimei but David stopped him saying. “What business is it of mine or yours? …Suppose the Lord has told himContinue Reading
God made us stewards of the world. But, as Saint Paul tells us, all of creation was affected by man’s fall and has a part in man’s redemption. God reveals Himself to us in His created world. We can learn much about Him by contemplating His creation. The natural world,Continue Reading
How do we respond to an idea that is different from what the Church teaches? Whether it is a thought we develop on our own or a teaching from someone we admire and respect, such ideas can be very seductive. One option is to trust in our own understanding andContinue Reading
Today the Church honors two of its greatest apostles. Peter, upon whose faith the Church was built, fertile ground for the seed of the vine, and Paul whose missionary efforts helped to extend the branches of that vine to the ends of the earth. The word apostle means “one whoContinue Reading
We are a forgetful people, and so we need reminders. Why is it so important that we remain quiet when we enter a church? Why is so much importance attached to the cupboard that holds the Eucharistic host between masses? Why do we kneel whenever we cross in front ofContinue Reading
The Most Holy Trinity is often referred to as a mystery of faith. But is a mystery something we cannot understand? Not at all, we can understand the mystery of the Trinity to the extent that God has revealed it to us. So what has God revealed to usContinue Reading