St. Ignatius Matthew 13:44-46 Jesus is reminding us that life’s true treasures are discovered by people who faithfully dedicate themselves to their vocation, their everyday duties and responsibilities. But most of us don’t believe that. We keep thinking that the real treasure is out there somewhere, and if we weren’t tied down to this boring …
St. Peter Chrysologus Matthew 13:36-43 The only possible result of a dedicated campaign to whack away all the weeds in the world or the church would be the absolute destruction of every one of us. Instead, we wait in patience and in hope for the day when God will sort through the harvest, sift through …
St. Peter Chrysologus Matthew 13:36-43 The only possible result of a dedicated campaign to whack away all the weeds in the world or the church would be the absolute destruction of every one of us. Instead, we wait in patience and in hope for the day when God will sort through the harvest, sift through …
St. Martha John 11:19-27 Martha is an example of a woman whose love for God expressed itself in the service of love. She manifested her love for Jesus by providing him and his disciples a home whenever they were near Jerusalem. Jesus asks us again and again to express our love for him by service …
St. Martha John 11:19-27 Martha is an example of a woman whose love for God expressed itself in the service of love. She manifested her love for Jesus by providing him and his disciples a home whenever they were near Jerusalem. Jesus asks us again and again to express our love for him by service …
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 11:1-13 Busy lives become meaningless unless they are brought into focus during prayer. In prayer we find the significance of our lives, prayer helps us to put life in perspective. Prayer creates that space in which the Lord can speak to us and we to God. Remember, it is …
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 11:1-13 Busy lives become meaningless unless they are brought into focus during prayer. In prayer we find the significance of our lives, prayer helps us to put life in perspective. Prayer creates that space in which the Lord can speak to us and we to God. Remember, it is …
Matthew 13:24-30 The parable of the weeds and wheat obviously deals with membership in the kingdom. There are both good and bad in it. But until lives are over, one cannot say for sure which is which. It is still the growing season and what seems to be a weed might turn out as the …
Matthew 13:24-30 The parable of the weeds and wheat obviously deals with membership in the kingdom. There are both good and bad in it. But until lives are over, one cannot say for sure which is which. It is still the growing season and what seems to be a weed might turn out as the …
Saints Joachim and Anne Matthew 13:18-23 Discipleship, however, calls us to be careful and deliberate sowers of a harvest far greater and lasting than our own interests and profit. Christ calls us to be sowers of his Word in every situation and relationship, especially when such “sowing” yields a harvest that benefits others far more …
