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Saint Paul’s Teaching on the Benefits of Abandonment and Suffering

The call of today's Mass is a simple reminder that suffering is never easy, but it is necessary that we learn that God is our only true source of strength and support, and that it is He who places...

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Jesus’ Teaching on Zacchaeus and the Tree

The call of today’s Gospel if twofold. The first is for us to be mindful to imitate Zacchaeus and always be anxious to set our eyes upon the Lord; particularly at the Sacrifice of the Mass, during...

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Jesus’ Definitive Teaching on Resurrection to the Sadducees

The Gospel Reading for the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time comes from Luke 20:27-38, in which Jesus offers the Gospel’s most definitive and succinct teaching on the reality and nature of...

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Saint Paul’s Teaching on Keeping Good Company

Again, the longer we keep evildoers in our company, the harder it becomes for us to stay committed to doing the right thing. It makes us weary of doing well when everyone around us is having fun doing...

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The Solemnity of Christ the King

It is something to consider that the life of Jesus of Nazareth began with a King (Herod) trying to kill Him because he felt that the coming of the Messiah threatened his kingship. Then throughout His...

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The Lord Has Risen! Now What? (An Easter Season Reflection)

Easter is the culmination of the particular event.. Let us not miss the central point of God entering His creation by becoming fully part of His creation, even to the point of dying at the hands of...

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The Three Pillars of Christian Evangelization

Together, (1) Being sent as Christ was sent (in the Holy Spirit, as a sacrifice), (2) Not being a burden to those to whom we are sent, and (3) Freely proclaiming the authentic Word of God without...

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Curiosities about the Parable of the Ten Virgins

The call of today's Gospel reading is get us to examine whether we ourselves are truly prepared to receive Christ Jesus at his parousia at the Sacrifice of the Mass,

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How to Unleash the Blessings of God in Your Life Today (4th Sunday of Advent)

Today's Gospel Reading at the Sacrifice of the Mass contains one of my favorite verses in sacred Scripture; when Elizabeth says to Mary, "And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord...

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How to Claim Your Harvest from God (Pentecost Reflection)

The Christian Feast of Pentecost is the fulfillment of Jewish agrarian festival. For on this day we commemorate the anniversary of Christ Jesus giving His people the Holy Spirit, which He said would...

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Catholics Are 365 Day Adventist (1st Sunday of Advent)

During our four week Advent season, what we are called to do is to enter into a perpetual state of waiting for the coming of the Lord into the world. We are awaiting that defining Christ Mass - the...

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It Was the Worst of Times, it Was the Fullness of Times (2nd Sunday of Advent)

Advent season is a great time to return to the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, to confess and repent of your sins before the Lord and receive His forgiveness. It doesn't matter how long you've...

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Do You Have a John the Waymaker in Your Life Right Now? (3rd Sunday of Advent)

Advent is truly a great time of the year for us to reflect upon the type of people we have in our life. It is absolutely true that we can only have two types of people in our life; that is, those who...

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How to Receive Your Blessings from the Lord (4th Sunday of Advent)

Have you believed what God has spoken to you? Evidence that you have believed is demonstrated by you taking the blessing that He has given you and sharing it with others, as Mary took to Elizabeth....

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4 Essentials to be a Good Long-Distance Catholic Dad

The Feast of the Holy Family is always a great time for Catholic Dads to reflect upon their imitation of Saint Joseph, earthly Father of Christ Jesus. God placed great trust in Joseph to be the Father...

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A Fresh Perspective on the Wedding Feast at Cana

Today’s Gospel reading at Mass comes from John 2:1-11, and it concerns the Wedding Feast at Cana in Galilee that Mary, Jesus, and His disciples attended. Like all of the Gospel of John this section is...

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The Gospel’s Four Perspectives on the Coming of the Kingdom (Yeshua’s Jubilee...

Inasmuch as God loves us wherever we are, He loves us far too much to leave us how we are. It was for this reason that the doors to the Kingdom were shut after ‘the Fall’ and the reason why they were...

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Jesus’ Teaching on How to Discern Your Vocation

There comes a point in time during our Life with the Cross when God somehow lets us know how He would like us to use our gifts for His glory. This sign of perfect grace and consolation is usually...

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Jesus’ 3 Keys to Resisting Temptation

There are three keys to resisting temptation that Jesus offers us to imitate through His successful refute of Satan’s attack. They are 1. Identify, 2. Filter, and 3. React. These are the three things...

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Biblical Teaching on Consolations (The Transfiguration)

There many other things that can be said about Divine consolations, especially about the reasons why God decides to give them to us in the first place, but I believe that the most essential treatment...

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