"Be holy because I am holy." If ever there was a statement that was easier said than done, this one might be at the top of the list. Especially when you consider that it was said by Jesus. Talk about a role model without ...

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 ...

Come Back to Life "You will grieve, but your grief will become joy." (John 16: 20) "You who were lost have now been found."  Paul rammed into the Spirit and his old convictions crumbled.  With God's help, he was freed from ...

Today’s psalm sings for me, in more ways than one. The obvious reason is that it has been recast as Responsorial Psalm music by several authors, perhaps most familiarly by David Haas and Marty Haugen. We hear its uplifting ...

The phrase that caught my attention from today’s readings is “but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct, for it is written, Be holy because I am holy.” ||This phrase started a ...

"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 ...

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 ...

|Jesus speaks his words in the Gospel today before the crucifixion, but they are especially meaningful today at Ascension. He tells the disciples then that they will not see him for a while, but then they will see him ...

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 ...

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 ...