Once there was a local church which decided to undertake an evangelization campaign, in which all its members would try to bring more people to know Jesus. Special pamphlets or tracts were printed, containing testimonies of faith and passages from...
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Gifts of Self
The scripture readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ focus on covenants. In the Book of Exodus (24:3-8), at Mt. Sinai, Moses sprinkled blood upon the Israelites, a symbol of God’s desire to...
Deacon Kurt Godfryd
His Love is Everlasting
People in economic straits learn to make do with less. But, it is much more difficult for those whose standards of living were elevated and have fallen on hard times. Our readings for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time...
Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap
Pondering Love
“Get up. I myself am also a human being.” There was no way Simon Peter (Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48) would have allowed Cornelius to worship him as a deity. Peter was too aware of his human frailty, of his embarrassing...
True Love
A woman named Andrea was walking with her husband Steve along a forest road while they were visiting their two children at a summer camp in upstate New York. Andrea happened to notice something partially hidden in...
William BorstThe Hardening of Our Hearts
We are often confronted by painful reminders of how the culture of death is hardening the hearts of many and, thus, devastating our country and large portions of the world also in ways not readily evident. If some of us...
The Father’s Family Has No Boundaries
In the Gospel of Matthew (5:38-48), Jesus speaks to us regarding our disposition. Now, perhaps more than at any other time, the obvious question might be: Should we take him seriously? At Mass, usually we give the...
Deacon Steve GrecoIf You Love Me
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” (Jn 14:15) Jesus has drawn a line in the sand. You will show your love for Him by keeping his commandments. Since Jesus is both fully human and fully divine, that...
David Seitz
The Secret to Healing, Loving, and Rejoicing
It should not be necessary for me, or for anyone else, to prove that we need a Savior, that we need Someone to fill the void that we feel inside and in Whom to anchor our hope because the sources of worrisome concerns...
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So It is With Those Who Trust in God
Once there was a local church which decided to undertake an evangelization campaign, in which all its members would try to bring more people to know Jesus. Special pamphlets or tracts were printed, containing...
Brotherly Love in the Time of Social Media
I sometimes wonder what my paternal grandmother would have thought about social media. She was a highly sociable woman with many friends. She and my grandfather were “joiners”. They liked being an active part of their...
A Major Cause of America’s Disharmony
Recently, while on a cruise, I had a very revealing conversation with a gentleman at my dining room table. It began by his asking about my background. I told him it was unusual: social case worker, time study engineer...
The Kingdom of Heaven
On the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear the familiar term Kingdom of Heaven. It must be quite important because we hear it often; but do we clearly know what it refers to? Other similar terms are: the Good News...
How Does a Christian Write His Biography?
If you think you’ve got a worthwhile story to tell other than reasoning it out with God, here are some tips: pray, think like a Christian, and check your memory. Many of my friends and acquaintances talk about writing...
Michael Baglino
Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.The Owner of Our Hearts
Distressed and feeling powerless before evils of many kinds, we quickly forget that God our Father has full knowledge of our situation and of our spontaneous reaction to evil. We can begin with some most comforting...
Paul Suski
Illegal Migration And American Relationships
If you are like most Americans, you know many people who have lost friends over the issue of illegal migration. Even more sadly, the numbers may include your own parents and siblings. The obvious reason for the...
The Right Path
This parable of the Sower contrasts our many human limits with God’s love-driven boundlessness and infinitude. Due to our physical, emotional, intellectual, psychological limits and to the restricted resources...
Deacon Gregory Webster
