Weekly Reflections

St. Theodore of Studite (759-826) wrote that he saw traces of the Holy Cross in several biblical events of the Old Testament: First, on the pile of wood that Abraham…

In the Gospel of Luke (14:25-33), great crowds were traveling with Jesus. Let this be the starting point of our reflection. Due to a number of reasons, those great crowds…

About 130 years ago in France, two men were sharing a train compartment: a young man who was smartly dressed, and an older man in simple clothing. The older gentleman…

I like to blame my public school upbringing for many of my Catholic deficiencies. Yes, it is a weak excuse for my lax efforts, but nevertheless it is what comes…

Those were the words of Jesus while standing before Bartimaeus, the blind man. In the Gospel of Mark (10:46-52), we are informed that these words were spoken shortly after confronting…

Woody Allen once said: “It is not that I’m afraid of death. It is that I would rather not be there when it happens.” On this 18th Sunday in Ordinary…

Hopefully, we all remember last Sunday’s final words of Jesus in the passage from the Gospel of Luke (10:25-37): “Go and do likewise.”  To attain eternal life we ought to draw…

And they were gone. Once the Savior of the world had extended an invitation to join Him, many left their former lives and followed Him. If one were to gaze…

Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified after the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had approved a miracle attributed to his intercession. In a statement, the Vatican said the…

The song, One Less Bell to Answer, was written in 1967 by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. In 1970, it was recorded and included on the debut album of the group The…