It has been said that man has only ever had one problem; he wants to be like God. Much of the strife and contention we experience in our daily lives, including the battles to preserve life and maintain the sacredness of matrimony, are due to the fact that we haveContinue Reading
Do you remember these words? “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed;he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” (Genesis 3:15) This is the first time God promises us a savior who will come to heal our relationshipContinue Reading
St. Brigid of Kildare once spent an evening with Sister Dara, a holy nun who was blind. They talked of the love of the Trinity and the joys of heaven. They were so engaged in their conversation they lost all track of time and were still talking as the sunContinue Reading
The task is daunting, to go out and preach the Word of God to a hostile world. That is what the apostles were called to do. That is what we are called to do. The apostles hid in the darkness with the doors locked. Wondering what they were to doContinue Reading
After following Jesus for three years and seeing Him risen from the dead, the apostles still do not quite grasp what is happening. They still “don’t get it.” They are still waiting for angelic hosts to sweep away the Romans and restore the Promised Land to Israel. After everything theyContinue Reading
“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” Most of us will probably never be faced with the prospect of sacrificing ourselves for another. But actually we are called to do just that every day. Every time we put someone else’s wellbeing aheadContinue Reading
The parable of the vine should be a comforting one for us. We are all branches of the one true vine. We are dependent upon the Lord in all we do. “Without me, you can do nothing,” – no matter how much we think we can accomplish by ourselves. WeContinue Reading
An old Talmudic riddle asks “why did the Tower of Babel fall?” The answer is because the builders cared more about the work than they did the workmen. A brick that fell to the ground and broke was more of a cause for grief than a worker who fell andContinue Reading
As Christians we interpret all of scripture, including the entire Old Covenant, the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms, in the light of the resurrected Christ. Jesus is the suffering servant, raised from the dead and glorified. The entire salvation history of Israel here on earth, its’ descent into hell,Continue Reading
With the story of “Doubting Thomas” it is easy to overlook the more significant event in today’s Gospel. The Lord imparts the Holy Spirit to His community of believers and admonishes them to forgive one another’s sins. This is much more than Jesus instructing his priests. It is an instructionContinue Reading