We are an “Easter people.” So whatever good we do in this life, we do because we know that last breath does not mean last life.

There in the dark, we wait in humility and we mark time according to the beating of the heart of God. We look at the night sky that is awash with unreachable dots of light and we realize ultimately that faith is all about waiting, waiting for God as we…

We discover that our true place (or rank or worth) does not depend on our proximity to wealth or fame or power. And we can be magnanimous in letting those at the margins into our lives, knowing that reciprocity is God’s and what is distant to the world may not…

When we find ourselves biting off more than we can chew, when we find that we just cannot swallow what life has shoved into our mouths, when keeping the faith is hard, we turn to the Father. There may not be a quick solution, but we trust that the Father…

Vanity of vanities, the writer of Ecclesiastes exclaims to us in the first reading today. Vain can mean excessive and obsessive love of one’s own. It can also mean futile or worthless, even hopeless. Both senses of this word of warning are telling.

Asking for and receiving the Holy Spirit does not automatically mean your problems will be solved. Difficulties will not just magically disappear. But asking for and receiving the Holy Spirit means you will be able to persevere, you will be able to have peace, and you will be able to…

The Gospel reading of this week presents a challenging path for those who would like to follow Jesus. It talks about taking on the way of non-violence. It talks of not having the secure comforts of life. It talks about the urgency of sharing the Kingdom of God. But most…

What does it mean to be in a relationship? What does the Trinity mean for us today? All of the above and more. We cannot exhaust the mystery of the Trinity and relationships in one sitting.

On this day of Pentecost we beg God not so much for the right religion, but the right heart. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in us the fire of your love! 

Glorious are the disciples who were once hiding in fear and now have found new courage to make known “the name” of Jesus Christ. Glorious are the followers of Christ who were thrown into prison and have now been emboldened to defy the “captain and the court officers” and the…