The third temptation in the desert stands out to me this weekend

“For every tree is known by its own fruit” (Luke 6:44).

A good friend shared a story with me about her son from high school. At the end of his gym class the students would typically play a game.

When Jesus says, “Blessed are you who are poor,” we think the poor person is blessed because of the reward they will get after

I am often asked by children who my favorite saint is. It’s a difficult question to answer.

This Sunday is one of those rare days when a feast in the Church trumps the typical Sunday schedule.

In our Gospel scene Jesus returns to Nazareth and speaks to the assembly gathered in the synagogue.

I was reading a commentary on the Wedding at Cana and it was suggested that the wine ran out because Jesus and his disciples drank it all.

Isaiah says in his prophecy from this Sunday’s first reading that “he is my chosen one with whom I am pleased.”

Dear Parishioners, King Herod is one of the key players in our Gospel account this Sunday, so allow me to give a little history of him....

Dear Parishioners, “Why were you looking for me?” It’s the question the boy Jesus asks his parents upon them finding him in the temple....

We’re all familiar with the Beatitudes that Jesus gives during the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, etc…”

This is an interesting Gospel scene with John the Baptist.

Dear Parishioners, In Baruch’s prophecy, our first reading this Sunday, he says that “God has commanded that every lofty mountain be made...

Jeremiah is given an interesting prophecy. He sees the destruction of Jerusalem and the conquest of Israel by the Babylonians...

I always appreciate the fact that we typically publish our annual report on the feast of Christ the King.

I mentioned in a daily Mass homily the other week that I recently read a book on World War I.

Our Gospel today is the scene in the temple in Jerusalem where Jesus observes a widow putting a couple cents into the collection basket

In ancient Israel sacrifices were being offered all the time in the temple in Jerusalem.

Dear Parishioners, You’ll notice in the Gospels that it varies whether someone with whom Jesus has an interaction follows him or not....