A rich young man who had the best the world could offer – wealth and security – came to Jesus because he lacked one thing (Mark 10:17-27). There was something essential, something in his heart, that material wealth couldn’t satisfy. He had many possessions, but he didn’t have “eternal life”;...
The readings today take us back to the way God intended to work with his people. He called them together as a people and gave them the gift of his law. The law is a wisdom God shared with his people. It finds its fullness in the Ten Commandments, which...
Why does Jesus hold such interest after two thousand years? Can he solve the problems of today’s world? What can we expect of him? What can he give to support persons of our time? Is there anything in this life that can truly satisfy our deepest hunger and longing? The...
Hope and Faith The gospel story offers an image of two figures — a woman afflicted for twelve years with a disease that has strained her strength and her money, and a twelve-year-old girl who has died. We see Jesus in a situation where two people have every reason...
Today we celebrate the Feast of “The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ” (Corpus Christi). The body of Christ came about through his suffering, death and resurrection. When we eat his body, we proclaim the paschal mystery with the people gathered, the stories proclaimed and the priest who acts...
The Bible is divided into the time before Jesus, the time of Jesus, and the time between Jesus and the final restoration of the reign of heaven. The communities described in Acts, and us too, are all lodged in this third period of time. The Acts of the Apostles is...
What must it have felt like to be there on that first Easter morn? Imagine yourself a disciple. You awaken, still aching with the emptiness that comes after the death of a beloved friend. Jesus is gone. You ask yourself how you will live without Him. You might think of all the words...
It is Easter – the end of another long Lent. But it isn’t the end. Lent stirs up anticipation for Easter and we have arrived. Where and how do we find ourselves? Is it a new beginning for us? No matter how many times we have celebrated Easter it is...
Today, we sit here in this church and we are saddened. Saddened by our Savior being put to death. Crucified on a tree. A cross at Calvary. By Him hanging on the Cross, He gave up everything. Everything. While we are sad, we also need to realize that it is...
The message for today is quite simple – “All is gift.” Everything we see, feel, or possess is a gift from God. In the first reading God’s great mercy on the repeatedly sinful people can only be gift, as He allows everything to be taken away until they realize what...