Month: April 2024

The Church throughout the world celebrates the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker today. In Matthew 13, 55 Jesus is called “the carpenter’s son.” St. Mark’s Gospel simply calls Him “the carpenter.” (6, 3). In a sense, we need to …

Cada 1 de mayo, la Iglesia celebra la fiesta de San José Obrero, Padre, y Custodio del Señor, a quien hoy recordamos como “el Patrono de los trabajadores.”

San José, esposo de la Virgen y padre adoptivo de Jesús, conoció …

“Jesus said, ‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give it to you as the world gives it. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.’” (John …

The Church celebrates today the feastday of St. Catherine of Siena. She was a third-order Dominican, peacemaker, and counselor to Popes. She stood out as a beacon of hope in an otherwise dark time in the Church’s history. She singlehandedly …

Jesus’ teaching on the vine, the vine grower, and the branches (John 15, 1-8) is His encouragement to all disciples to “remain” in Him, “stay” with Him, and to never let themselves be separated from Him. His teaching is a …

Dios es el viñador que cuida su vid y la poda de manera que no le falte nada. (Juan 15, 1-8) Nosotros somos los sarmientos, a través de los cuales Jesús produce frutos. Es decir, Jesús no tiene hoy día …

De manera única, celebramos en la Pascua que Dios habita en nosotros, pero habría que decir más bien: nosotros habitamos en Dios. En Él vivimos, nos movemos, y existimos. Es lo que Jesús formula con la comparación de la vid …

The familiar teaching of Jesus about “the vine and the branches” (John 15, 1-8) is taken from the Last Supper discourse. Jesus uses an Old Testament image of the vine and branches, very familiar to His disciples, to help them …

Today we celebrate the Feastday of the Gospel writer St. Mark, who wrote the earliest of our four Gospels. Testimonies from the early Church describe St. Mark as an assistant to St. Peter. His help probably included translating St. …

Throughout the Easter season, the first readings at Mass (on Sundays and weekdays alike) are taken from the Acts of the Apostles. Practically this makes sense since Acts recounts the events following Jesus’ death and Resurrection. But there is also …