Time to Kick the Bucket Jesus never avoided difficult issues in his public ministry. In today’s gospel he is going right through the heart …

Thank God for Mountains We all love those experiences when we seem to be on top of a mountain in our faith. Everything seems …

The Temptation to Love Temptation often seems to leave us frustrated. We ask God why he would allow such obstacles in our life. Yet …

As I give talks on the new translation of the Roman Missal which we will begin using this Advent, people are often interested to …

Today Is a Very Acceptable Time Why do so many people seem to really enjoy Ash Wednesday and actual look forward to Lent? I …

Riding the Walls St. Ignatius teaches that the devil is like the leader of an opposing army that rides around the walls of a …

Finding Peace We live in a very busy world. It seems that everywhere we look we find stress and anxiety. Today’s gospel is meant …

The Perfect End In this weekend’s gospel, Jesus continues where he left off last week with more hard sayings about what it really means …

Fulfilling the Law in Our Hearts Sometimes we think of the Old Testament as the time when God had all those rules and laws. …

Catholic Schools Week The Rite of Baptism reminds parents that they are to be “the first teachers of their children in the ways of …