Fr. Denis Wiseman, OP

Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul
Why, contrary to the Church’s practice, do we celebrate two saints on a Sunday, whichis the “Lord’s Day”? In celebrating ...

Corpus Christi – C
Paul declares that he heard from the “Lord” Himself what Jesus did at His last supper (1Cor 11:23). Scholars place ...

Trinity Sunday
When we say that the Trinity is a “mystery,” we mean that the Trinity is inexhaustiblydeeper than we can ever ...

Pentecost Sunday – Year C
The passage of the Letter to the Romans, used on Pentecost Sunday, year C, Romans8:8-17, begins, “You are not in ...

Ascension – C
Did Jesus have joy when He returned to the Father with His glorified humanity? St.Thomas Aquinas thinks He did: “He ...

Sixth Sunday of Easter – C
Today’s Gospel, John 14:23-29 begins: “Anyone who loves me will be true to My Word.”In his Commentary on the Gospel ...

Fifth Sunday of Easter – C
Today’s Gospel, John 13:31-33, 34-35, are Jesus’ words to His disciples at His LastSupper. After Judas has departed from the ...

Fourth Sunday of Easter – C
We sometimes say, “I’m putting this in God’s hands.” We recognize that, while we havedone what we can, a situation ...

Third Sunday of Easter
This Sunday’s Gospel, recounting the Risen Jesus’ appearance to His disciples by theSea of Tiberias (Jn 21:1-19), begins, “Jesus revealed ...

Second Sunday of Easter C
A Rwandese asserts that two people can be friends, if one of them is humble: Ibihangabibiri ntibitekwa mu nkono imwe ...