The rich young man who asked Jesus “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” was probably a good person by the standards of his day.  He claimed to have kept all the commandments from his youth.  He was looking for...

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Jesus knew that his actions and words were threatening the Jewish and Roman leaders of his day. He knew that if he continued to attract people to his teaching to love God, not fear him; to have faith in power of God, not the power of...

  Jesus observed the needs and hurts of people. He helped them understand that their own faith cured them of their afflictions and obsessions. He did not seek praise or rewards. He tried to prevent notoriety or publicity. A...

Today’s message is about choice making , to make a decision to follow Jesus , to be faithful disciples of Jesus or to reject the Catholic Church. So often we hear people who claim themselves Catholics but they don’t believe in the real...

  For some weeks now, our readings especially, the gospel have continued to tell us that Jesus is the bread of life. This is simply to remind us of the importance of the Holy Eucharist in our Christian life. Eucharist means...

Imagine that you were among the four hundred people who lived in Nazareth with Joseph, Mary and Jesus. You have known Jesus since he was a boy learning carpentry and other trades from Joseph and others in the small town, including...

We make the Sign of the Cross many times a day at the beginning and at the end of the worship or celebration. But most of the time we do it mechanically. We don’t realize that each time we do the sign of the cross, we pray to the...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, God commands us “Honor thy  father and thy mother, and while we ought to do that every day, we have set aside this day as a special opportunity to honor our mothers or those women who became as...

 Anyone who tries to produce fruits, nuts or vegetables understands that if a plant or vine or tree or branch is not producing or dies, it is just wasting space. It should be pruned or replaced. Jesus tells us that “My Father is the...