Pride may well be the first deadly sin to arrive and the last to leave.
Scripture
Posted inFaith, The Word
Witnesses to Life
St. Augustine defined martyrdom in this way: “It is the reason why, not the suffering that constitutes the martyr.”
Posted inFaith, In All Things
If you’re reading this, you can take the Spiritual Exercises—online
We tell people making the online retreat for the first time to “Trust God. Trust yourself. And, trust this process.”
Posted inFaith, La Palabra
Buscadores de justicia: 29° domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
La fe es mucho más que un asunto de “pidan y se les dará”. Es una actitud de vida, una confianza en que el proyecto de Dios se cumplirá para todos y que el Reino y su justicia prevalecerán.
Posted inFaith, The Word
If you think God might tire of lost humanity, think again.
“For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost” (Lk 19:10)
Posted inFaith, In All Things
The Gospel of the 10 lepers seen through Catholic (and Hindu) eyes
I have been deeply influenced by Hinduism in preparing my homilies, but I have almost never mentioning Hinduism from the pulpit.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
In contrast to the scatterer, Christ summons us to his side
In the ‘Lord of the Flies,’ the one who slanders and scatters, isn’t out there, in the dark, he’s within them.
Posted inFaith, The Word
The Righteous Ones
The introductory line to Jesus rsquo parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector is as important to understand as is the parable itself The Gospel of Luke the only Gospel in which this parable is found sets the scene Following the parable of the unjust judge and the widow Jesus ldquo also t
Posted inFaith, The Word
The spiritual contest demands that we keep fighting and not give up.
To draw sustenance, we must continue to go to the sources that refresh us: friends, prayer, the sacraments, the Mass and Scripture, all of which equip us for the spiritual battle, and to recognize that God is always with us too, truly fighting at our side.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Lessons from the 10 lepers
Only the Samaritan turned back to praise God and (literally translated) “fell before his feet” and thanked Jesus.