Do you think he will not come to the feast; the Jewish leaders ask each other.[i] This question in the Gospel according to St. John, is posed by the Jewish leaders because Jesus is no longer going about in public. He knows, in fact, that they plan to kill Him. [ii]...
The time of Lent each year is a precious time marked by both the acknowledgment of our need conversion as well as growing in our friendship with the Lord.
Emmanuel...the Hebrew word that literally means "God-with-us" is something that we hear throughout the holy seasons of Advent and Christmas. The ancient 5th century hymn, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, properly an Advent hymn, expresses the longing of the people of God,...
Listen to Sr Mary Sarah Macht, RSM, FNP-BC share with Teresa Tomeo and Ave Marie radio about FEMM, women's health care and Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center. The interview begins at minute 30:30 Catholic Connection - Dec 19, 2023 - Hr 1 - Ave Maria...
He was thinking thoughts of peace, and we did not know it.[i] Jesus is the word of God, His way of peace. In the Passion of Jesus, we see the cost of this peace that made reconciliation between man and God possible. Jesus is the ultimate peacemaker because of his...
“Unite yourselves to the heart of our Lord Jesus Christ both at the beginning of your conversion in order to obtain proper dispositions, and at its end in order to make reparation … offer God the prayers which the Savior has poured out for us in the sacrament of the...
The resurrected Jesus appears to his disciples already on the morning of the Resurrection, and on the evening of the first Easter Sunday, in the evening, He meets them on the road to Emmaus. We know the name of one of them: Jesus appears to Cleopas and “another...
All through the weeks preceding the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday, the Church puts before our eyes the meaning of true wisdom and the vanity of the things of the world. This preparation is a precious gift and like a timed alarm signaling the coming of the holy...
“No one is shut out from this joy,” Pope St Leo the Great reminds us in the 2nd lesson of the Office of Readings. “Sadness should have no place on the birthday of life… finding no man free from sin, [He] came to free us all.” This is the ultimate gift, the reason for...
Come, follow me. “Hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” [i] In the last weeks of this year, we have heard the story of the conversion of Zacchaeus and other tax collectors again and again. The message is clear: Repent and return. Jesus is...