In the Jewish culture of the first century, a man negotiated with his prospective bride’sparents regarding the marriage contract. After reaching an agreement, the bridegroomreturned

We may think that the holiness of the Saints is their accomplishment. In fact, the Saintsare those who allow the desires of God to take

“Love” is an ambiguous word. It has a variety of meanings for each of us. We “love”people in different ways at different times. Love can

Many people whom we consider to be close to us are physically very far from us. Longbefore e-mail, phone calls, texting and twitter, the Apostle

We are surprised by the ending of today’s Gospel (Mt 22:1-14). The king told hisservants to bring anyone they find on the roads to the

Matthew, and the other Evangelists as well, sprinkles clues to Jesus’ identity throughouthis Gospel. If we don’t watch carefully we can miss them. A good

Paul challenges the Christians to think the way that Jesus thought. In today’s secondreading (The Letter to the Philippians 2:1-11), Paul tells the Philippians to

The message of today’s Gospel (Matthew 20: 1-16) seems unfair: those who come towork in the vineyard in the late afternoon receive the same pay

Jesus tells Peter to forgive his brother “seventy times seven times” (Matthew 18:22). Toexplain what He means, Jesus tells the story of the servant whose

What do we do when someone wrongs us? Sometimes, we react harshly. Sometimeswe withdraw and brood over what the person has done. Sometimes, we talk