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He said to them, "but who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter said in reply, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father." -...
When I was a child, my mother bought a book called “The Prayers God Will Always Answer.” I remember my anticipation as I cracked the spine and turned to the first page. I had been spending a lot of time asking God - begging God, actually - over and over again for some...
What does it mean to be a good steward? Does it mean to be an active parishioner, or something more? Are we better stewards because we give more in terms of our money and time to our parish, or are we called to do even more than that? The truth is that stewardship is...
August 27, 2023 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Isn’t it a bit weird that Catholics call the Pope “papa,” father? This Sunday provides us with essential Scriptural background on the papacy, the petrine office. Jesus gives Peter the “keys to the kingdom of heaven,” after...
My only real memory of the Mackinac Island ferry was the physical sensation of the wind against my face. I remember, distinctly, that it hurt. It surprised and confused me because wind had never felt painful before. Looking back now, I realize that it wasn’t just the...
Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. - Psalm 127:3 Children are a gift. They turn young women and men into mothers and fathers. They push us to see life differently, to focus on what matters and to seek for the things eternal in a search...
A Reflection on the Gospel for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 13, 2023 Gospel: Mt 14:22-33 A man at my parish was struggling to overcome a habitual sin. He said to me, “Father, I know the chance that I will commit sin again is really high. Why should I keep...
A Reflection on the Readings on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Sunday, August 6, 2023 First Reading: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 Alleluia: Mt 17:5c Second Reading: 2 Pt 1:16-19 Gospel: Mt 17:1 The Book of Daniel may appear to be prophetic in nature, but it is...
Praise to the God of Miracles! Praise be His holy Name! Praise the God Who writes His law on our hearts! Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever. Thank You, Lord, for all thy benefits. Thank You for broken appliances because they remind us of days gone by and the hard...
A Reflection on the Readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 30, 2023 Reading 1: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12 Reading 2: Rom 8:28-30 Alleluia: Cf. Mt 11:25 Gospel: Mt 13:44-52 In today’s first reading, God appears to Solomon in a dream, saying He will give him...
