Romans 15:14-21 "...'Thus I aspire to proclaim the Gospel not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on another's foundation, but as it is written: Those who have never been told of him shall see and ...

The Parable of the Dishonest Steward intrigues me. As I reflected on it this week, I wondered what it has to say to us in our times. We are frustrated by story after story of dishonest money managers in the banking and ...

Today us the celebration of all the Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus. Many Jesuits also commemorate today those brothers in Christ who are saints with a small s, those who lived out their Jesuit and Christian ...

"For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light."||In my Merriam Webster dictionary one definition for "prudence" is "shrewdness in the management of ...

The dishonest steward is accused of squandering his master's property. I've read that this parable teaches the prudent use of material wealth in the face of a looming crisis.||However, the reading makes me think of how I ...

One of the links between the first reading and the Gospel is the concept of stewardship. The apostle Paul does not use that word in the passage from Romans but the idea is certainly there. A steward is a manager of another ...

This reflection will be coming soon. Until then, here is a reflection for this Solemnity from Andy Alexander, S.J. from 2003.|This is a wonderful feast to celebrate early in our Advent journey. It is a very "Catholic" ...

Try to imagine what was going through the minds of the disciples.  Imagine their total despair and shattered dreams during the long wait between Good Friday and Easter.  But as their sorrow turned to joy on that glorious ...

|As I am reflecting on and writing about these readings for Jan. 2 – the dawn of a new year and the dawn of a new decade – Christmas music and Christmas bustle are swirling all around me. At the same time, our nation is ...

|Sometimes, I don't understand God. I don't understand the Gospel. What is God trying to tell me in this parable? Bewildered about how to write a reflection on something I wasn't sure I could interpret, I looked up some ...