Celebrating today’s mass was a missionary priest who grew up in Cleveland and now serves the spiritual and physical needs of new Christians in the Congo. With his work we are reminded that as far-reaching as the world wide web…
What hit me most in listening to today’s readings is the role doubt has played in the lives of believers. In the first reading Moses talks of the great signs through which God made himself known to his people. “Did…
Today is Pentecost Sunday. This day takes on a whole new light in an election year. Amidst all the campaign double-speak, all the customized messages aimed at special interest groups to tell them truths they want to hear, today’s first…
The ending scene from our first reading today is almost comical. There the disciples stand, staring into the sky after Jesus ascended into heaven. Then two angel-like beings stand beside them giving them a verbal kick in the posterior: ‘Why…
It’s appropriate that today’s mass readings are all about love. It’s Mother’s Day: a day that’s founded on love. And as John writes in the second reading, “love is from God.” We can’t escape God. In fact most people who…
The power and wisdom of the Holy Spirit are the themes I took away from today’s mass. In the gospel Jesus says he is the vine and we are the branches. Branches must be pruned every once in a while…
Today’s mass offered a good reminder of the connection between our occupations and our identities. Christ identified himself as a shepherd who is so good at his job that he knows each sheep in his flock and they know him.…
In today’s gospel, the disciples see Jesus in the flesh. Knowing their friend was crucufied, rather than be delighted at seeing their teacher alive again, they were horrified. “In a state of alarm and fright, they thought they were seeing…
Today’s gospel was close to my heart. It starred Thomas “Didimus,” my patron saint. He personifies the human condition: doubt. This worldly life has conditioned us to believe only what we can see. Thomas was one of the 12 who…
The last line of today’s gospel says a lot about the Christian faith: “Till this moment they had still not understood the scripture, that He must rise from the dead.” Even His most fervent followers had a hard time grasping…