Without taking a survey, I’d venture to say most Catholics would agree that distraction is their greatest hurdle in prayer. Staying
Connecting Point
In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear the familiar story of Jesus feeding the crowd with five loaves and two fish. After reading it, it’s easy to
This weekend’s readings are a little different than those we would normally hear on the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Archdiocese of
In the Parable of the Mustard Seed from the Gospel of Matthew (13:24–43), the smallest seed becomes the largest plant. Words work the same
I’ve spent most of my adult life working in parish ministry, and boy-oh-boy have I seen things! From “Negative Nellies” and “Juridical
When I was a teenager, I wanted to sleep in during the summer, but my parents had other ideas—chores. I often heard them say, “You’ll have
Years ago, I attended a seminar where the facilitator asked us to draw a picture representing our lives at that moment. After spending about ten
In this Sunday’s first reading from Jeremiah, one line immediately stood out to me: “All those who were my friends are on the watch for any
This week’s readings focus on the idea of following God’s law to remain in communion with Him…but also on the fact that Jesus/God loves us so
In this Sunday’s passage from 1 Corinthians, St. Paul writes, “We are one body.” On this Feast of Corpus Christi, we are reminded that we
Our Connecting Point question (“How do I see myself collaborating in Christ’s mission?”) assumes that we believe we are part of the mission. I
In this Sunday’s Gospel (Matthew 28:16–20), we hear something that seems surprising: “When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.”
In the second reading at Mass this weekend, St. Peter encourages his readers (Christians facing persecution and martyrdom) to “always be ready to
This Sunday’s second reading (1 Peter 2:4) begins: “Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings, but chosen and precious in the sight
The fourth Sunday of Easter is commonly known as Good Shepherd Sunday because the readings each year focus on Jesus being likened to a shepherd. This
It is sometimes easy to see Christ in certain everyday moments, especially in those that immediately lift us out of the humdrum of everyday life.
The readings of Easter Season are my favorite. In them, every year, we are given a glimpse of the disciples’ reactions to Jesus’ resurrection and
The idea of spreading love invites us to look beyond ourselves which this quote by Joanna Mercy captures: “When you act on behalf of something
One of my favorite sayings is, “God’s plan is always bigger than our plan.” It reminds us that no matter what we are focused on, God is working