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      26th Sunday: Self-giving, self-emptying love

      Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus (Phil 6:14). Two Sundays ago, when we celebrated the Feast of the Exaltation...

      25th Sunday: The Kingdom of God

      For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. (Is 55:9) The parable of the workers in the vineyard...

      Women set the standards for relationships.

      I have a secret shame and it’s called 19 Kids and Counting. I’m a big fan of the show. There is something so intriguing about the...

      The Presence-Prayers of Children

      There’s been quite a bit of media coverage lately about kiddies at Mass. One parish’s idea had made the Facebook rounds a while back:...

      23rd Sunday: Sacred liturgy and Catholic culture

      O come, let us worship God and bow down, before the God who made us, for He is the Lord our God (Ps 95:6-7). In what...

      22nd Sunday: Embrace the Cross

      If anyone wants to become my disciple, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (Mt 16:24) As we continue our reading...

      21st Sunday: You are the Christ

      You are the Christ, the Son of the living God (Mt 16:16). St. Peter’s statement of faith is the foundation of the Christian faith, just...

      Kissing Death on the Lips

      My husband’s granny passed away last week—suddenly, from a brain aneurism. She had her bath (she would be mortified I told you that) and...

      20th Sunday: The sacrament of unity

      For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples (Is 56:7). The prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled in our hearing. The sacred...

      19th Sunday: The merciful presence of God

      And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence (1 Kings 19:...