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…
Third Sunday of Easter – A
On the afternoon of Easter, two of Jesus’ disciples were walking to Emmaus, avillage about seven miles away from Jerusalem (Luke 24:13-35). The Risen Jesusapproaches…
Second Sunday of Easter – A
During the canonization of the Polish visionary, Sister Faustina Kowalska, on April 30,2000, St. John Paul II announced that the Second Sunday of Easter would becelebrated as…
Easter Sunday – A
Was it necessary that Jesus rise in His human body? Was there any reason that Heneeded a human body? Couldn’t He have just returned to…