“Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.” (Luke 5: 5). Simon and his part...

"May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant, Jesus our Lor...

"Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you....

"He [Jesus] summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.  He instructed them...

"Endure your trials as “discipline”.  (Hebrews 12: 7). It was one Sunday morning at the 10 am Mass that I heard the above Scripture fr...

"Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere...

"By faith they conquered kingdoms."  (Heb 11: 33). Who are these who conquered kingdoms and did mighty deeds by faith?  They are:...

"The word of the LORD came to me, saying: Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet ...

"Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord." (Luke 2: 22). Today is the feast of the Presentation of ...

"You need endurance to do the will of God and receive what he has promised."  (Hebrews 10: 36). Our reflection today is from the ...

February 1, 2019  -  First Friday in February. The 12 Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus:  Jesus promised 12 special favors to all those...

"Jesus said to his disciples, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lamps...

“Hear this! A sower went out to sow."  (Mark 4: 3). Today's Gospel presents us with one of the most important and consequential pa...

"Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but ears open to obedience you gave me."  (Psalm 40: 7). Friends, do you have ears op...

"The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out dem...

"The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor, and to proclaim liberty to captives."  (Cf. Luke 4: 18). The 3rd Sunday in ...

 "I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands."  (2 Timothy 1: 6). We celebr...

 ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’  I replied, ‘Who are you, sir?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazorean whom you are persecut...

"Jesus is always able to save those who approach God through him." (Hebrews 7: 25). This Scripture empowers us to approach Jesus ...

“You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”  (Hebrews 7: 17). Our first Reading from Hebrews celebrates the Priestho...