Tag: Sunday Readings

The waiting is done. The Messiah has come, and is ready to do mighty deeds in our time … if Catholics will let him.

Glory and suffering go hand in hand in the Church. If we try to have one without the other, we lose both.

At Advent and Christmas, John the Baptist’s drum roll ended with all eyes on the Baby Jesus. At the Baptism of the Lord, all eyes are on us.

The Gospel and readings for Epiphany Sunday present examples of seekers of truth so that we will ask, “Which one am I?”

Every family role can turn negative and harmful if one ingredient is missing; but with that ingredient, family life is a joy.

And Catholics can take that joy of giving to another level — a supernatural level — “the peace of God that surpasses all understanding.“

The specific conditions of your life are the stage for a remarkable upheaval that is about to happen, says the Gospel for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year C.

From before the beginning of time, God was preparing the whole world to long for Christ.

We face Jesus 100 times a day, in his Church, in his Scripture, in the poor, and in our conscience. We face Pontius Pilate even more.

Frankly, I have a hard time believing that Jesus will come again on a cloud. But he will. Here is what makes it real for me.