In his is commentary on the Song of Songs, Saint Bernard speaks of the Lord as “leaping” and “drawing near the wall” in the Incarnation when he takes on human flesh. “He drew near the wall, therefore, when he joined himself to our flesh. Our flesh is the wall, and...
Immediately her issue of blood stopped. Looking about, Jesus asks, “Who touched me, for I know that power has gone forth.” The woman with the hemorrhages is a story that is found in each of the synoptic gospels (Matthew 9:20–22, Mark 5:25–34, Luke 8:43–48). This...
Every Christian is called to surrender his or her life for Jesus Christ. In the gospels, we read that he who would gain his life must lose it, and he that loses his life will keep it safe unto eternal life. This may be in small, little deaths or in the most eloquent...
In the Catholic Church, the month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You may have noticed that many clinics and medical initiatives bear the name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, such as our Sacred Heart Mercy Healthcare Center. Names are meaningful and,...
The month of June finds us celebrating the Solemnities of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Jesus commands us, as we heard in the Gospel of Sunday, "Take it; this is my body." He is the way, the truth, and the life; He gives us...
Naming the Persons of the Most Holy Trinity, we hear Jesus speaking, "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit… I am with...
May is a month in which we honor our mothers with the celebration with Mother’s Day. In the United States, this is held the second Sunday of May. But for centuries, May has been known as the month of Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ and our mother. In 2018 Pope...
This type of icon is known as the Virgin Eleousa (Virgin of Tenderness) characterized by the touching cheeks of mother and child in a loving moment. The icon signifies Christ’s incarnation, suffering, and death for the sake of humankind. Three ornamental stars on the...
Mother Catherine McAuley understood the need for kindness particularly in the care of the sick and the poor. She reminded her Sisters that “there are things which the poor prize more highly than gold, though they cost the donor nothing; among these are the kind word,...
I write to you from a “mandatory quarantine” hotel in Australia. Having been assigned to serve in my home country, upon my arrival I was placed in quarantine due to COVID-19 restrictions. In this quarantine situation, you receive three meals a day, delivered to your...