It is not uncommon to hear disparaging remarks about the Catholic faith and tradition today. Sometimes that creates a space for the evil spirit to get under our skin a bit.

Year C - Ordinary Time - Week 3

Lk 4:14-21

Sometimes we keep ideas or graces that might have come from God to ourselves out of fear, but as always, God's invitation is not to fear.

God chose to enter straight into the world, straight into the messiness of our lives.

Christmas Vigil Mass

One of the many ways we sometimes make a burden of life is presuming God is punishing us for some past transgression, when perhaps that is not a helpful question to even ask.

Mt 11: 28-30

JBap is out preaching to himself and to others the same message, "Make way for the Lord."

Year C - Advent - Week 2

Boy, what a confusing title for this episode, but it's accurate. The new liturgical year begins with readings that call to mind the Last Judgment. It is an invitation to make resolutions from a different perspective than usual...

Year C - Advent - Week 1

Jesus sees the Israelites are pursuing peace where it will not be found and weeps for them. If only they had paused and noticed his visitation, they might have avoided a lot of tragedy.

Lk 19:41-44

As always, God is on our side. In today's Gospel, Jesus addresses the tough topic of divorce and has some encouraging words about what we should expect marriage to do for us.

Year B - Ordinary Time - Week 27