We gather this evening in solidarity with Pope Leo XIV to pray for peace. Whenever armed conflict erupts, as we see now in the Middle East, a cacophony of voices rises – some in support, others in protest.Read More

Sometimes we feel close to God. We experience consolation and joy in his presence. It might be a moment of quiet prayer. Or a particularly devout reception of Holy Communion. Or the joy of being forgiven in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. In such moments, we are like the Apostles who were overjoyed to see the...Read More

This night is unlike any other night in the Church’s liturgical year. For tonight we celebrate the entire arc of salvation history, from the creation of the world, to the deliverance of the Chosen People from slavery to freedom, to the prophets who foretold the coming of the Christ.Read More

An African American spiritual asks, “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” What if we had been there – at Golgotha? What would we have seen? Surely, Jesus crucified summing up in his body our tormented existence.Read More

Dear brothers, we too have been anointed by the Spirit and sent to continue the healing and liberating mission of Jesus. The headwinds can be strong and the obstacles many but when we allow the Lord to liberate us from sin, from fear, from egotism, from attachments – then we are credible witnesses, for we...Read More

God’s love exceeds anything we ever knew or could imagine, and it is revealed afresh this morning in this sacred liturgy as we re-enact Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, there to be tried, condemned, and crucified for us and for our salvation –This is God’s ultimate self-expenditure on our behalf: "To ransom us slaves, God...Read More

Not all of us are called to heroic discipleship like Ignatius, but each of us is called to holiness and to some work God that God has entrusted to no one else.Read More

The Lord, who alone has power over life and death, responds, not by immediately performing a miracle but by deepening Martha’s faith, and then by lamenting the death of his friend – for death was never meant to be a part of his heavenly Father’s plan.Read More