13th Sunday of the Year – Whoever has a big heart is not content with a small house

Matthew wrote his Gospel in a time of persecution. The disciples have often had the experience…

12th Sunday of the Year – It’s really risky to go against the traffic

Emperor Domitian had begun a persecution in Asia minor against Christians who did not worship his…

11th Sunday of the year – You are chosen for a responsibility – not a privilege

Gospel: Matthew 9:36–10:8 Priests and nuns are in constant and dramatic decline: What to do? The…

Feast of Corpus Christi – The Word of God and the Bread of Life

This passage is the concluding part of the discourse on the bread of life taught by…

Feast of the Holy Trinity – The God We Believe in

Just three dense verses constitute the Gospel passage today. They would be enough to correct the…

Pentecost Sunday – The Spirit: Hope For A New World

Jesus promised his disciples that he would not leave them alone and that he would send…

Feast of Ascension – Mandate of the Church to Continue His Mission

Matthew places the encounter with the Risen Lord not in Jerusalem but in Galilee. The evangelist…

6th Sunday of Easter – Without The Spirit, The Gospel Is But A Doctrine

The disciples understood that Jesus was leaving them. They were sad and they asked themselves how…

23rd Sunday of the Year – The Discouraging Leader

In today’s gospel, Jesus presents three discouraging conditions to follow him: (1) hate your father and…

22nd Sunday of the Year – The Banquet Etiquette

The question of rank and order for the breaking of the bread might have been a…