Sunday December 31, 2023

Wednesday December 27, 2023

Now that God has broken into human history in the birth of Jesus Christ, everything has changed. The Beloved Apostle John, shows us the implications. The only one of the original Twelve Apostles to live into old age, while the rest were…

Monday December 25, 2023

In a few short lines of the opening words of John's Gospel, the author captures the essence and mystery of the whole Christian faith. 

Sunday December 24, 2023

Have you ever been given a gift of such enormous value, it stunned you? On the 4th Sunday of Advent, we see how Virgin Mary responds to the "gift" that the angel Gabriel announces. Her response is a lesson for us all. 

Sunday December 17, 2023

Thursday December 14, 2023

We're told in the Gospel passage today that the "Kingdom of heaven suffers violence." What a strange phrase. What could this possibly mean? St. John of the Cross, the great 16th century Spanish mystic, shows us. 

Sunday December 10, 2023

Friday December 8, 2023

For many converts from Protestantism to Catholicism, devotion to the Blessed Mother is often a huge hurdle. On the surface, it can seem we are taking away our attention from Christ. Not so, when properly understood. From the earliest…

Thursday December 7, 2023

The thrust of the Gospel and the saint we remember at Mass today forces us to reflect upon my own discipleship. Will I still follow Jesus when it becomes hard? 

Wednesday December 6, 2023

Nothing in the world can satisfy the deeper hunger of the human heart. The wise man eventually comes to this realization. No matter much worldly success we acquire, we still want more. Jesus has the answer. In fact, HE IS the answer.