Forty days after His glorious Resurrection, Our Lord Jesus Christ ascended triumphantly into heaven before the eyes of His Apostles. Yet before ascending, the Gospel reminds us of something striking and deeply human: Our Lord “upbraided” the disciples for their … Continue reading →
This homily reflects on the deeper purpose of the spiritual life: not only knowing Jesus Christ personally, but being led by Him into communion with the Father and the Holy Ghost. Through prayer, intimacy with Christ, and perseverance in faith, the soul is gradually drawn into the inner life of the Blessed Trinity. Jesus is the way to the Father, and through the love shared between the Father and the Son, the Holy Ghost is poured into the soul — the mystical cycle of divine love walked by the saints and mystics of the Church.
Continue reading →A New Pentecost: Why the Church Must Be Set Aflame Again Does not the world today cry out for a deep outpouring of the Holy Ghost?Does not the Church herself seem to plead for a new Pentecost? We look around … Continue reading →
In today’s Gospel, Our Lord gives us one of the most profound and definitive statements in all of Sacred Scripture: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” This single … Continue reading →
“A Little While…” “A little while, and you shall not see Me; and again a little while, and you shall see Me.” At first hearing, these words of our Lord almost sound like a riddle. What does He mean by … Continue reading →
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” (John 10:27) There is something both comforting and challenging in these words of Our Lord. Comforting, because He speaks of knowing us—personally and intimately, as a shepherd … Continue reading →
Stay With Us: Finding Light in the Darkness “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” (Luke 24:29) The Gospel of the disciples on the road to Emmaus captures a deeply human moment. The … Continue reading →
We often think of the Great Commission as that moment when Our Lord sends the Apostles forth to preach and to baptize. Yet the mission He entrusts to them is deeper and more profound than that single passage alone reveals. … Continue reading →
Many people hear the Gospel accounts of our Lord’s Resurrection, and for them, that is enough—and that is a good thing. But it is also worth asking: did you know there is real evidence behind what we celebrate at Easter? … Continue reading →
Holy Thursday brings us to the heart of the Church. The readings of this sacred night draw us into the Upper Room, where Our Lord gave us two inseparable and priceless gifts: the Eucharist and the priesthood. St. Paul, writing … Continue reading →