July 30 – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time “Because you asked for this—not for a long life for yourself, nor for riches, nor for the life of your enemies, but for understanding so that you may know what is right—I do as you requested.”(1Kings, ch.3) Dear Friends, This passage from…

June 25 – Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time “The Spirit of truth will testify to me, says the Lord; and you also will testify.” (Jn 15:26b, 27a) Dear Friends: On this Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we find ourselves sandwiched in between the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John…

May 28 – The Ascension of the Lord Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” (Matt.28:19-20) Dear Friends: The Solemnity of the…

April 30 – Third Sunday of Easter The Serenity Prayer “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” (Reinhold Niebuhr) Dear Friends, This well-known prayer is so beautiful and has helped…

March 26 – Fourth Sunday of Lent “One thing I do know is that I was blind and now I see.” (Jn 9:25) Dear Friends: Today’s gospel from John 9 is situated in the temple in Jerusalem. The feast of Tabernacles had arrived when people lived in tents outside to recall…