A seed must die to produce new life. In Christianity, death is not always physical. Often, it is a spiritual relinquishing of self that simultaneously liberates. Death can be the giving up of our need to be right, in control, or to blame others. It can be the releasing of…

Laetare, rejoice, be glad! Even though Lent can be chal-lenging for us, even though there is so much work yet to do, rejoice. The rejoicing of this day is based on the glimpse that we can make of Easter. Lent is more than half done; we are closer to the…

Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. He quickly responds to the appalling acts taking place in the temple with holy audacity, righteous anger, and consuming zeal. Just as Jesus clears the temple, if we are living temples of the Holy Spirit, let us ask what abominations…

By now, on this Second Sunday of Lent, we have a pretty good idea of how our Lent will be. Is this a good Lent for us? While we can set impossible goals for ourselves, this Sunday asks whether we have set our sights too low. Now is the time…

Lent is one of the most important seasons of the church year because it is a time of penitence, an introspective period during which we take stock of our lives and our relationships to discover and change what we must to prepare for Easter. It is a time to experience…

Today’s Entrance Antiphon sets the tone for our Sunday Eucharist: “Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your name.” In each moment, the liturgy points out just how God answers that prayer as we journey life’s road. Our first help, of course, is the gift of God’s wisdom, found…

With the voice of authority, Jesus commands unclean spirits and devils to obey him when a man possessed with an unclean spirit calls out to him. As we see throughout Mark’s Gospel, the spirits and demons seem to know Jesus and are often fearful of him. As we will read…

St.Vincent Pallotti was a remarkable man, marked by holiness and vision for the Church. He was truly ahead of his time, as he gave a call for all the lay people to fully realize their vocation in the Church. St. Vincent Pallotti was born in Rome, on April 21st, 1795….

With a short Christmas season, Ordinary Time’s return may seem a bit of a jolt, but this liturgy places us right in with the call of the first disciples as told in John’s Gospel. As he did with those first disciples long ago, Jesus invites us today to “Come and…

Today’s feast, which concludes the Christmas season, is a fitting climax to the Advent season of hope and the manifestation of Christ as light to all the nations on Epiphany. The feast serves as a hinge between the birth and the public ministry of Christ which is played out in…