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

We might think that we inform God, who is apart from us, of our desires. In fact, God isalready with us, as Paul affirms: “the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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