In Advent, the Church reminds us that we are people living between two great events, the coming of Jesus as a child in Bethlehem and His second coming at the end of time. The first was in humility and obscurity, the second will be in power and glory. The readings in Advent help us to [...]
Today’s solemnity of Christ the King invites us to celebrate a King who embraced humanity with compassion and love, neither rejecting nor excluding anyone. It is challenging, because our secular world encourages individualism. As people of the body of Christ, we are called to selfless love in communion with one another. Jesus does not distinguish [...]
Jesus tells the parable about the talents after He has warned His disciples that the Son of Man will be returning one day in glory and that there will be an accounting. In His preaching He has spoken of God’s unbounded mercy and love, and He has demonstrated this in His ministry by the way [...]
The ancient writer of today’s first reading says to us that wisdom is to be found by those who look for her: “Watch for her early and you will have no trouble; you will find her sitting at your gates.” Wisdom is a grace of God, which is meant for human hearts. Our hearts are [...]
