Fr. Brendan Curran, OP breaks open the readings for this Solemnity, showing how the readings don't explain the Trinity so much as they point to a way to live out our faith in a God who is One in Three, Three in One, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Fr. Brendan Curran, OP recalls how Jesus gave Peter a second chance after he denied him three times, so if we feel as if we have failed as a Christian, we should "try, try again", trusting that God will always give us another chance.
Fr. Brendan Curran, OP recalls Jesus' words that his disciples were a gift to him from God, and challenges us all to believe that we also are gifts from God.
On Good Shepherd Sunday, Fr. Brendan Curran, OP reminds us that since Jesus is the gate, we need not fear the wolves howling outside our door. Jesus will protect us.
Fr. Brendan Curran, OP reminds of Catherine of Siena's words that we could set the world on fire if we were who God meant us to be, and who God means us to be is followers of Jesus.
Fr. Brendan Curran, OP reminds us that each of us, at some time in life, has the doubts of Thomas the Apostle. Let us acknowledge these doubts so that we ca confront them and get to a deeper faith, as did Thomas.
Fr. Brendan Curran, OP asks us if we are ready for what is coming in this Holy Week, challenging us not to simply skip to the Resurrection at Easter without experiencing all that goes in between.
Fr. Brendan Curran, OP reminds us that as we take our Lenten journey, we should begin by reconciling with our brothers and sisters before we approach the altar of God.
Fr. Brendan Curran, OP puts a spin on Jesus' classic words on prayer, "Seek and ye shall find," that what we are meant to seek is to join in Jesus' mission, and the doors that will open for us when we join this mission might not be the ones we would have chosen for ourselves.
Fr. Brendan Curran, OP breaks open the readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, including a long Gospel passage on the teachings of Jesus, which could sound like a lot of do's and don'ts, but are really an invitation to live out our faith more fully in a variety of ways.
Fr. Brendan Curran, OP, remembering Jesus' promise that he is the Good Shepherd, asks us to remember the shepherds in our own lives through whom Jesus has guided us.
