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  Well, St. Peter certainly went from hero to zero pretty quickly, didn’t he? Last week, our Gospel reading from the beginning of Matthew ch...

In Old Testament times, soldiers and warriors would be anointed with oil before battle.  Today’s Gospel immediately follows Jesus' anoin...

As we gather on the second-to-last day of the liturgical year and on the threshold of Advent, our readings lead us to consider some profound...

 During the final weeks of Lent, the weekday scripture readings detail the growing hostility towards Jesus culminating in his crucifixion.  ...

  Today we celebrate the memorial of the Korean martyrs. The first Catholic missionary arrived in Korea at a time of great strife—during the...

  I’ve shared before how, when I was a teenager, I went through a phase where I was not very interested in our beloved Catholic faith. I had...

Throughout the visions contained in the book of Revelation, it becomes clear that history involves a battle: a war of good versus evil. In c...

 Wednesday of Holy week is known as Spy Wednesday because on this day Judas Iscariot made the shameful bargain with the high priests to betr...

 The author of today’s Gospel passage, St. Mark, was not a member of the Twelve Apostles. There’s a little dispute over when he encountered ...

Well, St. Peter has gone from hero to zero pretty quickly, hasn’t he? Last week, the Lord was extolling Peter’s faith: “You are Peter, the r...

Yesterday, we began reading from the series of seven miracles in John’s Gospel, and today we read the third miracle, the healing of the ma...

There are several instances in the Gospels of the Apostles confusion over Jesus’ teaching, or their slowness to grasp his identity and his m...

When Jesus announced that one of his disciples would betray Him, the 12 were befuddled. How could one of their own be responsible for betray...

Just over a week into the Lenten of season, white vestments are donned, the Gloria is sung, as we celebrate the Feast of the Chair of Peter....

45 Years ago today, the Supreme Court made a decision which has led to the death of ten times more babies than the deaths of all U.S. soldie...

Our Gospel today is a continuation of our reading from last week--from the 16th chapter of St. Matthew’s Gospel. Last week we heard Pete...

Holy Week is a sacred time for us to truly draw close to Our Lord as we reflect upon His profound love for us sinners. He goes to the cros...