Our Daily Reflections
In today’s Gospel. Jesus says, “Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if…
There is something remarkable about today’s Gospel. Right after Jesus miraculously feeds the five thousand, He sends His disciples ahead by boat while He goes…
In today’s Gospel, Jesus comes down from the mountain after the Transfiguration and is immediately met by a desperate father whose son has been suffering…
Jesus says something today that sounds completely upside down: “Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my…
There are moments in life we wish could last forever. A graduation. The birth of a child. A retreat that rekindled our faith. A quiet…
Today we celebrate the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, one of the oldest churches in the world dedicated to the Blessed Virgin…
There is something unsettling about today’s first reading from Jeremiah. God speaks to His people, and instead of offering immediate comfort, He says something difficult…
There is something striking about today’s Gospel. It begins with Jesus sending His disciples ahead of Him by boat while He goes up the mountain…
The Gospel today begins with what seems like an impossible situation. Jesus withdraws to a deserted place after hearing of the death of John the…
There is something unsettling about today’s Gospel. John the Baptist is imprisoned, not because he did anything wrong, but because he refused to call wrong…
There is a saying that goes, “Familiarity breeds contempt.” I think today’s Gospel proves that it can also breed blindness.
In today’s Gospel, Martha is grieving. Her brother Lazarus has died, and everything seems lost. When Jesus finally arrives, Martha says something many of us…
In today’s Gospel, Jesus explains the Parable of the Weeds. At first, it seems like a simple story about farming. A farmer plants good seed,…
There is something surprising about God. We often expect Him to work in big, dramatic ways. We think that if God is truly at work,…
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells three short stories: a man who finds a treasure hidden in a field, a merchant who discovers a pearl of…