Weekly Reflections

Our Gospel passage (Mark 13:33-37) for this First Sunday of Advent reminds me of my dad and his job as cabinetmaker. In his capacity as senior cabinetmaker, once a month…

The readings for the feast of Christ the King teach us two things about kingship. First, the king is the sovereign ruler and second, the king is charged with the…

The last several Sundays we were given choices. They were all choices between self-fulfillment and Life on the one side AND self-destruction and death on the other. We are to…

Decades ago, a student at Columbia University was under the impression that he had been assured by the institution that he would be taught wisdom. Feeling that the University had…

If we were asked to come up with a list of those who, according to our assessment, make it to heaven, i.e. a list of the Saints, whom would we…

The Gospel of John is the one that, more than any other gospel, offers us the way to celebrate adequately and meaningfully our ongoing call to action as missionaries, as…

We feel embarrassed when, in their candor, kids reveal some truths about ourselves that we had tried to keep secret; but we might fill with outright hatred if the one…

October 4th is the feast of one of the most popular and attractive persons in all history: St. Francis of Assisi. He lived some 800 years ago, and is remembered…

Last Sunday, on the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we found ourselves in a vineyard parable (Mt 20:1-16) filled with workers and a landowner. In the story, you might remember…

It happens often, especially to impress someone that kids brag about their parents or older siblings. “My dad is a lawyer; mine is a doctor; my mom is the vice-president…