Month: October 2023

Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Luke. While actual biographical information is elusive, we can tell a lot about him based on New Testament “testimonies.” For example, in the Letter to Philemon (1, 24), St. Paul refers to “Luke, …

St. Ignatius of Antioch, a Bishop and Martyr, is believed to have been born around the year 35 AD in Syria. He became the third Bishop of Antioch in Syria about the year 69 (only about 40 years after …

With all the “messiness” swirling around us these days and with the violence we have seen in the Middle East and Ukraine, let’s not forget that hope is something that can help us get through the darkest of times. Albert …

El mensaje de la Biblia es un mensaje para la esperanza (Evangelio significa “buena noticia”). Como tal, contradice el pesimismo y se opone abiertamente a cualquier actitud negativa ante la vida humana. El Evangelio se presenta como invitación de …

The conclusion of Jesus’ parable of the wedding is sure to grab our attention (Matthew 22, 1-14). The final verses, including these words are compelling and, perhaps, hard to hear: “… when the king came in to meet the guests, …

Felices los días de una buena celebración, cuando podemos olvidar nuestras preocupaciones por un  tiempo, gozar de la mutua compañía y reír, cantar, bailar, y ser felices. Tenemos suerte si tenemos días así de vez en cuando – un …

The Church offers us another of Jesus’ parables this weekend, this one from Matthew 22, 1-14. Combined with the other readings which we will hear during the Mass, we are encouraged to appreciate just how wonderful it is that …

Here’s an expression we won’t hear often: “Happy Friday the 13^th!” We won’t hear it often because so many people think of Friday the 13^th as an unlucky day. But why is it considered unlucky?

Like many …

Somos nosotros bendecidos porque Jesús nos ha dado la gracia de nuestra fe, para que creamos en Dios, para que veamos también, en todos los que están a nuestro alrededor, las buenas cosas que suceden en nuestro mundo por medio …

Among the many themes in the Gospel of St. Luke, one is how frequently Jesus goes off to pray. At all of the critical turning points in His life, calling the Apostles for example, St. Luke reminds us that …