Fr. James Marchionda, OP, recalling the miraculous feeding of four thousand people by Jesus, reminds us that on this Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes, modern people go to Lourdes to be fed by God, and to receive comfort and healing in their lives.
Fr. James Marchionda, OP, recalling how Jesus healed the deaf man, asks us each to think where we need this kind of healing in our own lives. Are there people we cannot or will not hear?
Fr. James Marchionda, OP, recalling the words of the Canticle of Simeon, challenges us to stand up to change the world so that parents no longer have to witness the murder of their children.
Fr. James Marchionda, OP challenges us to persevere in our faith no matter what, as did Jesus, so that we can be preachers of hope to a world that is in desperate need of that message.
Fr. James Marchionda, OP breaks open the readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, unpacking the Beatitudes, challenging us to become "poor in spirit" so that we trust more in God.
Fr. James Marchionda, OP explains how Jesus broadens out the Christian understanding of familial love to include all of the people we choose to call family.
On the day when the Church calls for prayers for the legal protection of the unborn, Fr. James Marchionda, OP reminds us to choose life, and to be people who project that Gospel message to others.
Fr. James Marchionda, OP, noting how Jesus learned obedience from his suffering (Hebrews 5:1-10), asks us to think about what we learn from our own suffering, because it has much to teach us.
Fr. James Marchionda, OP, citing the prophet Isaiah, reminds us that it is too small a thing for God's blessings to stop with us. The blessings we receive are meant to pass through us to reach the entire world.
On the Solemnity of the Epiphany, when Christ was revealed to all the nations, Fr. James Marchionda, OP challenges us to be a part of the inclusivity that God intends for all people.
Fr. James Marchionda, OP, recalling Jesus' first miracle at the wedding feast in Cana, done only because his mother pushed him into it, asks us also to do what we might rather not out of love for others.
