The Challenge It’s very easy to find fault with things and people. No matter how good a person or a thing may be, it is easy to find some fault with them. And while it is easy to find faults in others, it is just as easy to overlook our own faults. Or, as Jesus […]

Love your Enemies In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus gives us a teaching about how we ought to treat our enemies. When we think about our enemies, what often comes to mind are those who bully us, those who wrong us, and those who persecute us for no reason. For some reason, we feel that we

To Understand God’s Word In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus, in short, says, “Blessed are those who are poor, hungry, weeping, and hated.” At the same time, He also says that woe will come to those who are rich, full, laughing, and praised. A cursory reading of the Gospel text may lead us to wonder about

Peter’s Leap of Faith and Humility In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus was at the lakeside of Gennesaret, and He got into one of the fishing boats so that He could teach the crowds that had gathered to listen to Him. When Jesus had finished teaching, He told Peter to put out into deep water and

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord This Sunday, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. During this celebration, candles are blessed before the Mass. The candles that are blessed at the beginning of the Mass are meant to be lit and then brought in procession into the church, where

The Messenger In this Sunday’s Gospel, we heard that Jesus went to Galilee and Nazareth, where He had been brought up. He taught in the synagogues, and everyone praised Him. Jesus began His ministry in His humble hometown of Nazareth, and throughout His life, He was associated with His hometown. Even on the Cross, the