We, the Church, have just experienced the multidimensional face of our own salvation in this past week. We have waved triumphant palm branches in vain anticipation of a different kind of reception…a reception that might part a Red Sea of fear and hatred…a liturgy that changes in the blink of […]

If Christ has not been raised, then empty [too] is our preaching; empty, too, your faith … you are still in your sins. (1 Corinthians 15:14-17)With these powerful words from his First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul helps us see the essential influence he attaches to Jesus’ resurrection. Indeed, […]

If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. (Matthew 16:24)Despite serious concerns about my safety, I traveled in peace to Nicaragua in January.  Fourteen priests, two seminarians and two bishops were put in jail during that time.  Nevertheless, I was blessed […]

During Lent Jesus wants to come closer to us. He calls us to his Kingdom, to contemplate his way of being and to follow him. During this time, we become aware that we are called by God, invited to know his Son, Jesus, more closely.Studying the spirituality of St. Ignatius […]

In our daily lives, filled with the hum of our own needs and wants, we often find ourselves turning to God as a sanctuary, a source of strength in the whirlwind of our trials and tribulations. We reach out to Him with fervent prayers, a litany of our desires and […]

In the silence of our hearts, God speaks of His love; with our silence, we allow Jesus to love us. ~Mother Teresa In today’s Gospel we encounter the Lord in a unique way. As Jesus enters the temple in Jerusalem, He discovers the area is being used as a marketplace. […]

The prefix “trans” means to “go across” or “beyond” or “through.” Another definition suggests that it refers to “on the other side of.”  The transfiguration in today’s Gospel shows how the outline of Jesus’ visible humanity gave way for a brief period to “go beyond” His humanity to reveal His […]

It is a custom in all contemplative life monasteries that when a sister passes away, a written account of her life is made. In the case of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, when she died at the age of only 24, a sister commented that she didn’t know what to write […]

“If you wish, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” (Mark 1:41)This powerful encounter has always intrigued me, but now even more so since I saw a depiction of it on the TV […]

My faith journey has not followed a smooth and easy path, a predictable, ascending road where prior experiences make sense and create a nice foundation to build upon. On the contrary, my faith journey has been a bumpy road with ups and downs, a journey of self‑discovery filled with learning […]