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Back to SearchThe Addiction of Honor
The lust for honor interrupts the great banquet that God wants us to enjoy. This is why Jesus interrupts the interruption in today's Gospel, urging p…
18 years, 9 months ago
Jacob Neusner, Benedict XVI, and the Vocation of Israel
In his new book, Pope Benedict engages in a fascinating dialogue with the American rabbi Jacob Neusner on the identity and meaning of Jesus. In this …
18 years, 9 months ago
Trusting the Darkness
Authentic faith has nothing to do with credulity or intellectual naivte. It has everything to do with placing one's trust in the God whom we cannot, …
18 years, 10 months ago
The Lessons of Qoheleth
Both our first reading and Gospel function as a slap in the face, cold water, a wake-up call. They show how passing, ephemeral, and unreliable are th…
18 years, 10 months ago
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Gospel for this week is of the utmost importance, for we hear the Son of God himself teaching us to pray. In this homily, I walk rather carefully…
18 years, 10 months ago
Paul's Suffering
Paul says in our second reading that he "makes up in his own sufferings what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ." This means that Paul-and all of…
18 years, 10 months ago
The Natural Law
What the church calls "the natural law" is, as Moses suggests in our first reading, close to us, in fact, written on our hearts. Thomas Aquinas said …
18 years, 10 months ago
Gospel Freedom
Our readings for this weekend are completely counter-cultural and counter-intuitive. We put a huge premium on freedom and self-determination in regar…
18 years, 11 months ago
Great Canticle of Zechariah
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
18 years, 11 months ago
A New Creation
Easter is the dawn of a new creation. St. John tells us that Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early on the morning of the first day of the week. This …
19 years, 2 months ago