As we pray through the events of Holy Week, we join Our Lady in proclaiming that God’s mercy extends from generation to generation. all through Christ’s ministry, we see Jesus reaching out in mercy: eating with sinners and tax collectors; healing on the Sabbath; speaking to a Samaritan. Even as he is dying, Jesus promises [...]
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” The familiar Biblical passage used by Lincoln has introduced many recent political commentaries on the state of American democracy. Recent political rhetoric may not inspire optimism but we must join our Blessed Mother in taking comfort in the angel’s words that nothing is impossible with God. President Biden [...]
Last week we remembered the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We also listened to contentious discussions of voting rights. How do we understand these two contradictory events? The words of Dr. King and of our Blessed mother might guide our reflection. In her Magnificat, Mary celebrates God’s choosing her to bring Christ into [...]
As we continue our journey through Advent, our thoughts turn to Joseph and Mary, traveling to Bethlehem, their ancestral home, in order to be counted in the Roman census. This was an arduous journey for all the travelers, but far more precarious for Mary, a young woman on the verge of delivering her child. These [...]
The old adage that the political is personal was graphically demonstrated last Friday when 70 Venezuelan protestors launched from Mexico across the gateway bridge asking to be allowed to enter the United States to seek refugee status. Having previously been in US detention centers for more than 10 days, the protesters had been deported to [...]
As we continue to rejoice in Christ’s resurrection, we can only imagine the joy Mary must have felt and continues to experience because of her son’s victory. However, even in heaven, Mary must surely remember the worries of parenthood and pray for families. Last week a Texas court stayed the execution of Melissa Lucio and [...]
As we continue to rejoice in Christ’s resurrection, we can only imagine the joy Mary must have felt and continues to experience because of her son’s victory. However, even in heaven, Mary must surely remember the worries of parenthood and pray for families. Last week a Texas court stayed the execution of Melissa Lucio and [...]
Having celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes last Friday, our nation and our world stand in need of healing. With the military threat to Ukraine, tension at both our southern and northern borders, natural disasters and violent crime, we have many reasons to ask Mary to pray for us. With all the bad [...]
Last Wednesday we remembered the Presentation of Our Lord, when, following the law, Mary and Joseph journeyed to the temple to offer the proscribed sacrifice and present Jesus to God. There the priest Simeon gave thanks to God that he had seen the Messiah who would be a light to the world and a sign [...]
Liturgically we begin the new year honoring Mary as the Mother of God. Scripture tells us that eight days after the birth of Jesus, Mary and Joseph took the child to the temple to be circumcised. There, Simeon told Mary that Jesus would be a light to reveal God to the nations, and that Jesus [...]
