Today we begin Holy Week, the most solemn week in the Church’s year. It opens with the procession of palms, recalling Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem not as an all-conquering warrior, but as a gentle and humble bearer of the Good News. Jesus comes in glory, but it is not the kind of glory the people expected. They were looking for [...]
Jesus’ Timing Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, so He waited. This is such a difficult passage to swallow. Like Martha, who cries to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died,” we, too, cry out to Jesus when the answers we seek are long in coming. I found the disciples' reaction to Jesus’ decision [...]
Dear brothers and sisters, death is an experience that every human person must face, and the loss of a loved one often brings deep sorrow and tears. In today’s Gospel, we hear about the illness and death of Lazarus, a dear friend of Jesus. When Jesus was first told that Lazarus was sick, He remained where He was for two [...]
Look Into The Heart “Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the LORD looks into the heart." Have you ever read this and wondered, ‘God, what about all of David’s sins around the adultery with Bathsheba even though he had so many wives already, the murder of her husband, neglect of his sons - [...]
Dear brothers and sisters, today’s Gospel reveals to us the frightening amount of darkness that exists in the world. This darkness is not only physical; it is mainly spiritual. Many people struggle to move from doubt to simple faith. The Gospel invites us to reflect on the growth of faith in our lives. The climax of the story comes when [...]
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Ripple Effects of Encountering Christ Every nuance of the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman reveals His merciful, loving, and compassionate heart. It begins with the place He chooses to meet her—Samaria, a land considered unclean by Jewish standards. Her presence at the well, especially at noon, suggests she is avoiding others, burdened by shame. Yet Jesus waits for [...]
Dear brothers and sisters, as we continue our Lenten journey, today we celebrate the Third Sunday of Lent. In the Gospel we hear about the encounter between Jesus Christ and the Samaritan woman. What begins as a simple request for water becomes a moment of revelation and conversion. This Gospel reminds us that every human heart is thirsty. Like the [...]
Faith and Action During this season of Lent, I think one of the images that comes up frequently is a desert. We perhaps think about Jesus fasting for 40 days in the desert or about the suffering of the Israelites in Egypt before they were freed. As these images come to mind I can't help but think what it would [...]
Each year on the Second Sunday of Lent, the Church presents us with the mystery of the Transfiguration of Jesus. On the mountain, his face shines and his clothes become dazzlingly white. Like the story of Jesus’ baptism, the Transfiguration is an epiphany, that is, a revelation of who Jesus truly is. In both moments, a voice is heard from [...]