We are the farmers who live in the vineyard of the Lord. And just as the rich man sent messages to the farmers, God continues to send his message to…
What Jesus opposed through the story of the father and the two sons was all forms of religion that stop at empty words. All forms of faithfulness that don’t move…
The problem we have with generosity is that we want to control it, manage it, and conform it to our vision of what and who is worthy of it. But…
The beauty of the Good News is that when our own efforts fall short, God’s grace is beyond anything we could even imagine. There is no mathematical formula for grace.…
Jesus rebukes Peter so harshly in this week’s Gospel precisely because the temptation Peter holds out is so alluring, so deceptive, and so insidious: “You don’t have to do the hard thing.…
Jesus is inviting us to wrestle with what we believe God is doing in our lives and in our world today – and with what we are being called to…
The Canaanite woman persists, standing in her truth, and Jesus helps her. "Great is your faith, woman," Jesus said.
When we don’t keep our eyes on Jesus, when we falter, or even fail, Jesus will be there to catch us. This Gospel story is meant to reveal who Jesus…
I wrestle with God because I have hope in the promise God has made to me and to each of us. "In the night in which he was betrayed, our…
Go, my friends, into the world. Caritate Dei. Out of love for God – go into the world and tell everyone you meet, through your actions alone - your kindness,…