Fr. Denis Wiseman, OP
Sixteenth Sunday – C
In addition to the physical pain that suffering brings, suffering is a nuisance thatblocks us from what we really want ...
Fifteenth Sunday – C
Moses, in the Book of Deuteronomy, tells us to “return to the Lord your God withall your heart and all ...
Fourteenth Sunday
Being nailed to a cross was not only a torturous form of execution but a slow andhumiliating one, during which ...
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 ...