Fourteenth Sunday – A

In today’s Gospel, Matthew 11:25-30, Jesus marvels that the people, to whom Hepreached and for whom He worked miracles in Bethsaida and Capharnaum, rejectedHim. We…

Thirteenth Sunday

When newspaper articles speak of a person’s “loved ones,” they mean “members ofone’s family.” For many of us, our relatives form the core of our…

Twelfth Sunday – A

Many people, whether Christian or not, have heard of the basic Christian teaching of“original sin.” Most people, even Christians, are not really sure what it…

Corpus Christi – A

For St. Thomas Aquinas, “presence” is a key element in friendship. Thomas relates theIncarnation itself to Jesus’ desire to be with us: “…this belongs to…

Trinity Sunday – A

Jesus speaks of the Father sending us the Spirit and giving us the Spirit. How can the Spirit be sent if the Spirit is with…

Pentecost Sunday

The Holy Spirit is always giving gifts, whether for us as individuals or for the commongood, but some of these are uniquely referred to as…

Ascension

In the Ascension, we celebrate Jesus’ triumph over death and His exaltation with HisFather. While we are happy for what happened to Jesus, is there…

Sixth Sunday of Easter – A

In departing from His disciples, Jesus says that He will ask the Father to send the “Spiritof Truth” to those who “love Me and obey…

Fifth Sunday of Easter – A

Thomas asks whether the “many dwelling places” implies that there are different levelsof happiness in heaven. In a certain way, all receive the same good,…

Fourth Sunday of Easter – A

The Twenty-Third Psalm speaks of God as “my shepherd.” Jesus expresses the sameconcern for us when He describes Himself as the “shepherd of the sheep.”Jesus…