On this 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the template of God’s Word deals with the very common heartbreak of unreciprocated love. As we can clearly see from the first reading (Is. 5:1-7) and the gospel passage (Mt 21:33-43) God himself laments this...
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5 Keys to Experience Miracles
While every serious believer is open to God’s love, power and grace, some seem to experience nonstop miracles in their lives while others never see nor experience them. I think we all want this deeper connection with...
Deacon Steve Greco
The Love that Jesus Reveals to Us
The passage from the Gospel of John (14: 15-21) speaks so intensely of intimacy that it stirs in us sentiments of warm, sacred reverence. They are words spoken in a most uncommon setting by Jesus only hours before...
As We Gaze Upon the Holy Cross, Jesus Whispers to Us
“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” This most powerful statement made by Jesus about the extent of our Father’s...
Fr Mario Attard OFM CapThe Trinity Embraces, Surrounds, and Enfolds Us
On the Sunday following Pentecost, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity; nowhere, however, does the word “Trinity” appear in the Bible. It was a word invented to describe the mystery of Three...
Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
Jennifer BorekDivine Real Estate
Growing up, I remember having a keen interest in real estate shows. These many years later, I think they interested me because as the hosts moved from town-to-town, neighborhood-to-neighborhood, and house-to-house, they...
Deacon Kurt Godfryd
Love is a Verb
I don’t know about you, but whenever I hear the word, love, I am immediately drawn to words that convey an action; for you English majors, verbs! In his poem, These I Can Promise, Mark Twain relates...
Deacon Donald Cox
Welcoming God Into Our Hearts
On what more delightful object can we fix our sight, than on one who loves us to such a degree – on One who comprises all good things in Himself?St Theresa of Avila It is a common practice that when we are feeling down...
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Saying Yes to God
When I was in the seminary in the 1970s, two other seminarians and I journeyed down to the well-known monastery of Gethsemane near Bardstown, Kentucky, run by the Cistercian Order—more commonly known as the Trappist...
Jesus Knows the Real Condition of Our Mind, Heart, and Conduct
With The Parable of the Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-32), Jesus reveals the Father’s frustration and disappointment with the lack of reliability of some of his children whom he invites to work with him for the betterment of...
Danuta Siedzik: A Polish National Heroine and Model of Courage
Polling shows a disturbing trend: each successive generation is less likely than the previous one to express strong national pride. Fewer than half of Gen Z Americans say they are extremely or very proud of their...
True Courage
Archbishop Fulton Sheen was very inspired by the following story. When the communists took over China, they imprisoned a priest in his rectory near his church. After they locked him up, the communists went into the...
Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.
In the Company of à Kempis
My mother, both of her sisters, and their mother all had breast cancer. My Aunt Emma Jean is the only one still living. I have tried to be mindful of my health but have often not done a particularly good job. So, I was...
Regarding Fraternal Correction
Arguably the most difficult challenge to our salvation is the call to forgiveness. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. (Luke 6:36) However, fraternal correction must be just as difficult. Mind you, fraternal...
Br Matthew Marie, OSB
Sharing the Lord’s Love and Peace
During World War II, a few months after the Germans had invaded and conquered France, a French priest was saying daily Mass in the little village to which he was assigned. Coming out of the sacristy, he noticed the...
The Paschal Mystery as Spiritual Model
Jesus and the Gospels present the ultimate model for the spiritual life —The Paschal Mystery. This includes Jesus’ Passion, Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension. St. Ignatius of Loyola insightfully articulated how...
James S. Anderson
Tom Borek
