About Sin: The Command of the Lord is Clear
About Sin: The Command of the Lord is Clear Since the Passover of the Jews was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen...
Author: HoseaXV
Living in a Time of Man-Made Hearts
You can’t help but feel smothered by hearts these days. Red hearts, pink hearts, fuzzy hearts, marble hearts. Hearts in silver, gold, and jewels. Hearts on clot...
12 Startling Places That We Go at Mass: #3 – Cana
At church, we have come to Bethlehem. We have sat with Jesus, listening and learning in the synagogue at Nazareth. When we look up, we are at a wedding. Cana Th...
12 Wonderful Places We Visit at Mass: #2 – Nazareth
Nazareth Entering the church through its doors is like entering Bethlehem. But when we listen to the readings from the Hebrew scriptures, we are in Nazareth dur...
12 Wonderful Places We Visit at Mass: #1 – Bethlehem
There are 12 wonderful places we visit at mass. How is this possible? A Catholic Church is a holy place. It is a living and breathing house built by humans and ...
When Bad Things Come Out of Good People
In a speech given in Milwaukee on January 27, 1964, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. observed, “It may be true that you cannot legislate morality, but behavior can ...
After John Had Been Arrested…
After John Had Been Arrested On this 3rd Ordinary Sunday, in the Gospel of Mark, we hear that: After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming t...
In the Depths May You Hear His Voice
In the depths of your loneliness, Within the fires of despair, Amid the temptations that call you away Out of fear and complacency; When you have nothing but qu...
Is it Enough?
Is it enough to turn from the world, rejecting the styles and movements of things that are but shadows that we use to fill our homes, adorn our bodies, replace ...
The Gifts of the Magi and the Angelus
The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord is very much celebrated in the gifts of the Magi: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. An epiphany is a revelation of the pr...