The words of Jesus in today’s Gospel reading are very familiar. We have heard them hundreds of times. “Love one another. That is how people will know you are my disciples.” Let us reflect...

The first reading today tells of the opposition the apostles encountered from the Jewish authorities. This was not a surprise and had been predicted by Jesus. The apostles refused to be silenced; always the...

We start Holy Week with Palm Sunday. The liturgy starts with a procession of Palms and people singing Hosanna in the Highest. We are commemorating the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The people...

This parable could also be called the Parable of the Older Son or the Parable of the forgiving Father. Each of these persons speaks to us in different, but equally powerful ways. They mark...

Today’s Gospel reading is about Mount Tabor, the mountain of the Transfiguration, which we can call the mountain of worship. It is about the three apostles who were at this sacred moment and it...

This weekend, the last one before we start Lent, we have a Pastoral Letter from the Cardinal. Printed copies of the full letter are in both churches for you to pick up but I...

The First Reading is from the Prophet Jeremiah. It contrasts the wicked who trust in human beings and the righteous who trust in God. The former are compared to a barren desert shrub; the...

There is an old adage that says: “If you don’t like the message, kill the messenger.” That seems like a ridiculous thing to do, but it has happened time and time again through history....

Years ago, the account of the miracle at Cana was the Gospel reading at every wedding Mass to show Christ’s blessing on marriage. But, the tradition of the church has seen this miracle at...