text “I would like to offer you a rational explanation, but I can’t figure it out.” The airline pilot’s words were not that comforting, especially since we had…
audio God is Here, Now For 15 January 2020, Wednesday of week 1 in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Samuel 3…
audio Embracing our identity in Christ: The Bapstism of the Lord <p>The most effective form of instruction is to model a way of life to others. Jesus himself did…
text “No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.” It was while I was doing the dishes that I first noticed the sign above the…
audio Bringing People to Jesus For 6 January 2020, Monday after Epiphany Sunday, based on Matthew 4:12-17, 23…
text “Jesus: Mender of Broken Dreams.” As I arrived at the hospital, I felt an overwhelming sense of sadness. Before…
audio Become Like John the Baptist For 3 January 2020, The Most Holy Name of Jesus, based on John 1:29-34
audio Holy Family: The Church's mission in the world <p>The Church celebrates today the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as part of its ongoing…
text “A cup of Christmas tea: Preparing for the New Year.” Some years ago, I received a copy of Tom Hegg’s little book entitled: A Cup…
audio Advent Reading - Anticipating Mary's Fiat As we anticipate the birth of Jesus, we have a poetic reflection from a homily by St. Bernard of Clairvaux, abbot. Narrated at St. Dominic…
audio Christian prophecy: Becoming "forerunners" of the Lord <p>The exercise of Christian prophecy in the world is certainly modeled on Jesus himself, but…
text “Love at first sight: the risk of faith.” Amid the hype of “Jingle Bell Rock” and clever sales pitches encouraging us…
audio If an Angel of the Lord Speaks to You… For 19 December 2019, December 19, based on Judges 13:2-7,24-25, Luke 1:5-25
audio Peace Follows Justice For 17 December 2019, December 17, based on Matthew 1:17, Psalm 72:1-4,7-8,17
text “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” With the recent visit of Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, to Auschwitz,…
audio Br. Jospeh Paul Albin, O.P. | Sharing in God's Divinity On the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Br. Jospeh Paul Albin, O.P. preached on how Mary shows us her humanity, but how Jesus also had her…
