"And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said to him in reply, “You are the Messiah.”  (Mark 8: 29). Caesarea Philipp...

"When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the ...

"Make a seraph and mount it on a pole, and everyone who has been bitten will look at it and recover." (Numbers 21: 8). Friday, Se...

"Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful."  (Luke 6:  36). Mercy is the preeminent attribute of God.  In the Merchant...

“Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours."  (Luke 6: 20). St Luke gives his version of the Beatitudes in Luke 6:...

"How can any one of you with a case against another dare to bring it to the unjust for judgment instead of to the holy ones?"  (1 ...

"Jesus knew what they were thinking." (Luke 6: 8). Jesus knew what the Pharisees were thinking in their hearts.  They condemned Hi...

"My brothers, show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ." (James 2: 1). Many RCIA Teams al...

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means “God is with us.”  (Matthew 1: 23). ...

"Find your delight in the LORD who will give you your heart’s desire."  (Psalm 37: 4). Our Bible verse for today is taken from the...

September 7, 2018 - First Friday in September. The 12 Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus:  Jesus promised 12 special favors to all those...

“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”  (Luke 5: 10). Today's Gospel shows how Jesus called His first disciples.  Th...

"The people were looking for him." [Jesus] (Luke 4: 42). Why was everyone looking for Jesus?  Because He feeds them, heals them a...

“What is there about his word?" (Luke 4: 36). The surprised people of Capernaum asked after Jesus cast out an evil spirit with one wor...

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim liberty to cap...

Why I sympathize and pray for Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó Archbishop Viganó has succumbed like most of us to the great temptation of toda...

"Dearest brothers and sisters:  All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom ...

"Jesus told his disciples this parable: “A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To on...

"Amen, I say to you, I do not know you."  (Matthew 25: 12). These are the words of the bridegroom [Jesus] to the Five Foolish Vir...

"Jesus said to His disciples: 'Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come."  (Matthew 24: 42). Two less...