My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter. This is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday.

In today’s Gospel selection from St. John (10: 11-18), Jesus says he is the good shepherd. And unlike hired workers who

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the Third Sunday of Easter.
In today’s Gospel selection from St. Luke (24: 35-48), we hear the story of what has become known as the “Emmaus journey.” In the story, the risen Jesus suddenly

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Second Sunday of Easter. Since the year 2,000 A.D., this day has also come to be called Divine Mercy Sunday. On this day, we hear of Jesus instituting the Sacrament of Reconciliation after

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the greatest feast day of the Church Year – Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord.  On this day, we hear about how Mary of Magdala came to the tomb where Jesus had

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion.
This day honors Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey, while the people praised him saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the 5th Sunday of Lent. On this Sunday, we hear the story of a woman caught in adultery (John 8: 1-11). When scribes and Pharisees brought her to Jesus, they reminded Jesus that

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the 4th Sunday of Lent. On this Sunday, we hear a beautiful discourse by St. Paul in his Letter to the Ephesians (2: 4-10). In this letter, Paul reminds us that is through

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the 2nd Sunday of Lent. In the Gospel passage of today (Mark 9: 2-10), we hear the Transfiguration story. In the story, we see Jesus taking Peter, James, and John up to a

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the 1st Sunday of Lent.
On the First Sunday of Lent, we read about how the Spirit led Jesus out into the desert to be tempted by Satan (Mark 1: 12-15). Like Jesus, we

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In the selection we have today from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, we read, “Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the 3rd Sunday of Lent. In the Old Testament reading from the Book of Exodus, we hear about the Hebrew “10 Commandments.” The first commandment, and the one that has the most words

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. On this day, we read one of the most vivid portrayals of deep depression ever written in the Bible. It is from the Book of Job. Job