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Gospel commentary: First Sunday of Advent calls us to ‘stay awake’

We would be mistaken simply to equate Advent with Christmas preparation. The season calls us to much more, and to recognize further-reaching spiritual realities.

11/27/19

Fr. Joseph Rampino

Faith and gratitude

Human beings were built for faith in God. We were very intentionally fashioned by God to be in relationship with him.

10/9/19

For the Catholic Herald

Stand before the Lord

How do you and I stand before the Lord? Are we justified in the eyes of Christ or are we justified in the eyes of ourselves and the eyes of the world?

10/24/19

For the Catholic Herald
Are you in need of a little hope?

Advent is a season to stir up God’s gift of hope within our hearts.More

12/4/19

Fr. Jack Peterson

Christ the King

Our Gospel for the feast of Christ the King takes us to the crucifixion. Here, the only throne for Christ the King is the cross; the only crown is one of thorns; the only scepter is the nail piercing his hands; the only crimson robe is the blood coating his skin. One might therefore ask, “Why this Gospel on the feast of Christ the King?” More

11/20/19

Fr. William P. Saunders | For the Catholic Herald

Patience, another word for love

Perseverance is rightly understood as the virtue of “patient endurance,” and there are three areas of life in which we need to exercise it — with others, with ourselves and with God. More

11/15/19

Fr. James C. Hudgins

‘Well done, good and faithful servant’

A young man from a faith-filled family turns to his torturers who have just killed his three brothers and courageously states: “It is my choice to die at the hands of men with the hope God gives of being raised up by him.” More

11/8/19

Fr. Jack Peterson, YA | For the Catholic Herald

The path we must take

This Gospel records the conversion of the tax collector Zacchaeus from a life of treacherous fraud to a life of humble and generous poverty with Christ. More

10/29/19

By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino | For the Catholic Herald

The answer depends on you

The Gospel this Sunday tells the story of a poor, helpless widow who can find no justice from a powerful judge, no matter how tearfully she pleads. More

10/17/19

By Fr. James C. Hudgins | For the Catholic Herald

Names written in heaven

A recent Pew study reported that 72 percent of Americans believe in heaven, but only 58 percent believe in hell. More

9/27/19

By Fr. William Saunders | For the Catholic Herald

God’s longing and active pursuit

We are graced this Sunday to ponder three unique parables in Luke’s Gospel that bring into clear focus the longing God has for us to be close to him as well as his active pursuit of us. More

9/13/19

Fr. Jack Peterson, YA

Walk humbly with your God

No matter who we are, we all die, leave behind everything of this world, and face judgment. Therefore, better to live always as the humble servant of the Lord now and be recognized as such on judgment day. More

8/30/19

Fr. William P. Saunders

All the assurance

Each day, the souls of more than 150,000 people pass from this life into eternity. That’s more than 6,000 each hour, or 100 each minute. Have you ever wondered what happens to them all? Where do they go? Jesus’ teaching holds forth two, and only two, eternal destinations for the human soul — either everlasting fulfillment in heaven, or everlasting torment in hell. Dare we hope that most people go to heaven? Some spiritual writers, most notably St. Clement of Alexandria and St. Gregory Nazianzen, believed that God's mercy was so great that most souls were saved. Many other saints, most notably St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, believed that evil was so pervasive and sin so corrupting, that most souls were lost.More

8/23/19

Fr. James C. Hudgins

Gospel commentary: Set the earth on fire

Jesus says to his disciples in the Gospel of Luke: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!” Allow me to attempt to unpack this strong image.More

8/14/19

Fr. Jack Peterson

The end of time

For a worldly heart, fear might be the response to the final appearance of God, how should a Christian heart respond? The Lord wishes us to be prepared and watchful, but does he want to find us cowering in fear when he returns? More

8/9/19

Fr. Joseph M. Rampino

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