Human Justice vs. Divine Justice
The Gospel reading today has some of the most challenging teachings from Jesus in all the Gospels. T...
Rend Your Hearts, Not Your Garments
Today we begin with the forty-day penitential season of Lent. The Catechism teaches that during Lent...
The Law of Charity
When reading the Book of Sirach, from which today’s first reading is taken (Sir. 35:1-12), it’s help...
The Triumph of the Syrophoenician Woman
Today’s Gospel reading for Mass (Mark 7:24-30) can be very challenging for the casual listener to he...
The Dawn from on High Has Shone Upon Us
We have finally reached the last day of Advent, and the Christmas celebration is upon us. The Church...
The Saints Embody the Beatitudes
Today the Church celebrates the solemnity of All Saints, when we remember not only the saints who ha...
Is the Prince of Peace a Source of Division?
Today’s Gospel reading for Mass (Luke 12:49-53) can easily be misunderstood if the reader does not e...
The Effects of God’s Grace in St. Vincent de Paul
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Vincent de Paul, a French priest who lived from the late 16th ce...
Honoring the Holy Name of Mary
Today’s feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary has an interesting background and history. The feast was...
Preserving the Unity of the Spirit
In the first reading for Mass today from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians (cf. 1 Cor. 3:1-9),...