The Heart of the Matter: Reflection on the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus tells us in this Sunday’s Gospel that He has not come to abolish the law but to “complete” them. The “Law,” in this case (and in most
The Light of the World: Reflection on the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus came into the world as light to banish the darkness of a broken world. As the disciples that we are, we are also called to be “the lig
St Thomas Aquinas: Doctor of the Church and Lowly Servant of Christ
St. Thomas Aquinas is considered to be one of the most brilliant thinkers that the Church has called her own. What was so unique about his t
Blessed Persecution: Reflection on the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
We’ve moved on from Christmas quite a bit now and Jesus has thus been revealed to us in Mass to be the new royal son of David and also, of c
The Restoration Begins: Reflection on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Sunday’s Liturgy of the Word gives us a helpful glimpse of Israelite geography and a small lesson in the Kingdom of Israel’s history. I
17th January: Saint Antony, Abbot
Two Greek philosophers ventured out into the Egyptian desert to the mountain where Antony lived. When they got there, Antony asked them why