Fr. Denis Wiseman, OP

Nineteenth Sunday – A

“Every action of Christ is for our instruction.” These words of St. Thomas Aquinasdisclose his conviction that Jesus’ instructions are ...

Eighteenth Sunday – A

God is generous. Through the prophet Isaiah, God invites us to “come to Me” for ourneeds: “All you who are ...

Seventeenth Sunday

Most of us assume that there is a meaning to our life’s experiences. In todays’ secondreading, Romans 8:28-30), St. Paul ...

Sixteenth Sunday – A

We might think that we inform God, who is apart from us, of our desires. In fact, God isalready with ...

Fifteenth Sunday – A

We might be surprised that our efforts in seeking God or doing things for God entailsstruggles. Everything that is valuable, ...

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 ...

Thirteenth Sunday

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

Twelfth Sunday – A

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

Corpus Christi – A

For St. Thomas Aquinas, “presence” is a key element in friendship. Thomas relates theIncarnation itself to Jesus’ desire to be ...

Trinity Sunday – A

Jesus speaks of the Father sending us the Spirit and giving us the Spirit. How can the Spirit be sent ...