Sunday October 22, 2023

Saturday October 21, 2023

Reducing Christianity to mere "niceness" has never made sense to me. If that were true, why is Christianity the most persecuted religion on earth? Why does Our Lord, as he tells us in this Gospel reading, that we will be hated for our…

Thursday October 19, 2023

"The future of humanity passes through the family," as the Pope John Paul II used to always remind us. The family is the bed rock of our civilization. In an age when many young people question its usefulness, I dare say, it's one of the…

Wednesday October 18, 2023

The Church celebrates St. Luke today in the liturgy. He authored the Gospel, which bears his name, along with the Acts of the Apostles. If you haven't read Acts, I highly recommend it. It reads like a modern tale, but true. It tells the…

Tuesday October 17, 2023

The weirdness of Christianity is found in today's Gospel. Our Lord tell us the way to find our true life. Strangely, it's not the way we think. To find it, we must actually lose it. 

Sunday October 15, 2023

Saturday October 14, 2023

As Catholics, we are known as the "People of the Word" as opposed to merely the "People of the Book". As important as Sacred Scripture is, Jesus has given us more. So much more. He gives us himself. Jesus is the Word of God in the flesh (…

Thursday October 12, 2023

We've all been tempted to stop praying. Especially when our cries go unanswered, we wonder, "What is the point anyway? God is not listening." To all who want to give up, Jesus speaks directly to us in today's Gospel. 

Wednesday October 11, 2023

In today's Gospel, Jesus teaches us the perfect prayer. It reveals the truth of our identity, which we so desperately long. 

Sunday October 8, 2023