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

A week ago, in last Sunday’s Gospel, on the mountain, Jesus announced that Peterwas “blessed” because the Father had revealed to him that Jesus was

We might imagine that, Jesus’ closest disciples had figured out Jesus’ identity beforethey began to follow Him. That wasn’t the case.This Sunday’s Gospel, Matthew 16:13-20,

“Every action of Christ is for our instruction.” These words of St. Thomas Aquinasdisclose his conviction that Jesus’ instructions are not just what He said

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

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