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Back to SearchReading the New Testament in Light of the Old
The church fathers saw so clearly that we will never understand the New Testament without understanding the Old Testament. Our readings for this week…
17 years, 6 months ago
Rejoice, Pray, Give Thanks
In our second reading from Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians, we hear the strange recommendation to pray always, rejoice in every circumstance…
17 years, 6 months ago
Prepare the Way of the Lord
The theme of preparing a highway for the Lord emerges from the time of the exile. When the Babylonian captivity was coming to a close, the prophet Is…
17 years, 7 months ago
The Potter and the Clay
Our first reading for this first Sunday of Advent gives us the master image of God as the potter and we, his creatures, as clay. St. Irenaeus said th…
17 years, 7 months ago
Dedication of St. John Lateran
We celebrate today the feast of the dedication of St. John Lateran, the Pope's cathedral church as bishop of Rome. This gives us the occasion to spea…
17 years, 8 months ago
All Souls Day
Why do we speak of the "soul?" We do so because there is something in us that links us to the eternal. Though the body fades away, the core of the pe…
17 years, 8 months ago
The Three Tasks of the Church
Pope Benedict has said that the church has three basic jobs: to care for the poor, to evangelize, and to worship. These three are on clear display in…
17 years, 8 months ago
Render to Caesar
The Gospel for today raises the famously complex question of the relationship between "religion" and "politics." Though there is a legitimate distinc…
17 years, 8 months ago
The Sacred Banquet
One of the most powerful and enduring symbols of God's intention toward the world is the sacred banquet. God wants his life to flow into us and throu…
17 years, 8 months ago
Lessons from the Vineyard
In both the prophet Isaiah and the Gospel of Matthew, we find the image of the vineyard as a symbol of Israel. As Jesus develops this image, we see b…
17 years, 9 months ago