March 14, 2025
We hope to experience the transforming power of the Spirit working in these days of Lent. The gospel is a call to conversion of heart by turning from enticements of the world to the fidelity of the gospel. Ezekiel raises a question of justice when God asks, “Is it my way that is unfair, or […]
March 13, 2025
The overall message of today’s readings is that God always has a plan for his children, and God’s children need to do their part. We need to know how to listen to and follow God’s “promptings.” As a child recognizes its parent’s voice, we need to recognize God’s “voice”. The child learns to interpret what […]
March 12, 2025
Warning! Warning! Flashing lights at a railroad crossing; red flags at the beach; STOP. Biohazard. DANGER. High Voltage! And so many more protective warnings that must be heeded. They are not suggestions. We have protectors who warn us about potential dangers. Pay attention. Our very own Holy Mother Church is and has been our spiritual […]
March 11, 2025
“In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” (Matthew 6:7-8) How can we pray without using many words? After years of companionship, two good friends, united in daily […]
March 10, 2025
Now is the day of salvation, brothers and sisters. And yet the age-old question remains, “How do we gain salvation?” We do not gain salvation on our own – it is only in Jesus Christ that salvation can be ours! This seems to be one of the most challenging things to answer on our journey […]
March 9, 2025
1st Sunday of Lent Taking his first steps out of the desert, Jesus was confronted by the dark energy against which he was appointed to battle. “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” Here’s the temptation. Jesus’ mission was directed to the human heart. His miracles and healings got […]
March 8, 2025
As we begin this Lent, are we tempted to think it’s “just another Lent?” Or is our Lord calling us to a more profound 40 days? Isaiah challenges us to turn away from sin’s darkness into the radiant promise of the light of Christ. I’m drawn to the sentiment, “If you call the sabbath a […]
March 7, 2025
A few days ago, we began our Lenten journey. We are given forty days to prepare for our celebration of Jesus’s passion, death, and resurrection. I am sure that you have already planned how you will pray, do penance, and give alms. May I suggest another path that you might add to your Lenten practices? […]
March 6, 2025
Our readings today are about choices and their consequences. But they focus on the one choice that is more important than any other choice we make in life—will we choose to be in the love relationship that God has already committed to with us? In our first reading for today from the Book of Deuteronomy, […]
March 5, 2025
Ash Wednesday Return to the LORD, your God, for gracious and merciful is he, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment. Perhaps he will again relent and leave behind him a blessing. All the readings today are rich in meaning for this important season. The gospel faces us with the three key […]
