The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
“You have heard that it was said … but I say to you.” Mt. 5:38 You may have noticed these last few Sundays that the Gospel of Matthew has emphasized ...
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Do not think I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” Mt. 5:17 Obeying the Law vs. Breaking the ...
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.””Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”“Blessed ...
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
“’Come after me and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once they left their nets and followed him.” (Mt. 4, 20) Following Jesus is costly. It’s costly because ...
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
“A lot of church-going people never really get baptized.” This sentence jumped out at me from a very provocative article written by a Catholic priest. What he was proposing was ...
Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord
“We saw the star at its rising and have come to do him homage” Mt. 2:2 Epiphany, a word meaning a divine manifestation within human history, is one the most ...