Living in Love with God

Today’s Readings One of the greatest struggles in the Christian life is the struggle with our ego. There are moments when what we want conflicts with what God desires. The story of Adam and Eve reveals this clearly. They chose to replace God, deciding for themselves what was right and taking what they wanted. We… Continue reading

Today’s Readings Over the next several Sundays, I want to invite you into a deeper reflection on what it truly means to be a Christian disciple. Not simply what we do as Christians, but who we are—interiorly and exteriorly. Because discipleship does not begin with activity; it begins with identity. So today we start with… Continue reading

Today’s Readings As I write these words, the sun is just beginning to rise. When I walked into my office earlier, I had to turn on a few lamps simply to see. Without light, I would have bumped into furniture, tripped, or been unable to find what I needed. Light makes movement possible; it brings… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that those who do the will of God are His brother, sister, and mother. At first glance, that can sound like a call to do more—to act better, work harder, or try to prove our faith. But Jesus is pointing us somewhere deeper. Doing the will of… Continue reading

Today’s Readings By mid-January, many New Year’s resolutions have already faded. The optimism of January 1 often gives way to frustration when real life reasserts itself. Change is hard. Habits—whether patterns of sin, coping, or thinking—are formed over time and do not disappear overnight. St. Thomas Aquinas understood this well, teaching that growth requires patience, perseverance, and… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s Gospel, the disciples are caught in a storm. The wind howls, the boat rocks, and fear closes in. So focused on the danger around them, they fail to recognize Jesus drawing near — they mistake Him for a ghost. How often we live the same way. Life tosses us from one… Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus feeds a great multitude with only five loaves and two fish. It is more than a miracle of multiplication — it is a revelation of God’s heart. The crowd comes with real hunger, not only for food, but for meaning, hope, and life. We recognize that same hunger around… Continue reading

Today’s Readings “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Mt 4:17) These words are not spoken to people “outside” the faith. Jesus speaks them to believers — to those already gathered as God’s people. It is easy to look at others who do not come to Mass, who seem distant from the Church,… Continue reading

Today’s Readings The Feast of the Epiphany reminds us that the world is full of seekers. Like the Magi, people hunger for meaning, truth, joy, and peace — even when that longing shows up in confused or broken ways. The Magi’s long and dangerous journey teaches us that perseverance in the search for truth ultimately… Continue reading

Today’s Readings On this first day of a new year, many of us think about resolutions — we want to be healthier, more disciplined, more at peace. That desire to begin again is good. But the Church invites us to begin not by looking first at ourselves, but by looking at Mary, the Mother of… Continue reading