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Back to SearchThe 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, 11 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…
19 years ago
Great Canticle of Zechariah
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
19 years 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, 3 months ago
The Burning Bush
Moses sees a bush that burns but is not consumed. This is a lovely symbolic expression of the way God relates to the world. The closer God gets, the …
19 years, 3 months ago
The Father in Faith
Abraham was chosen by God as the founder of a people who would be the means by which God would save the world. His great mark is faith, that is to sa…
19 years, 4 months ago
The Three Temptations
As we once again commence the penitential season of Lent, it is good to get back to basics. We journey with Jesus into the desert, and with him, we c…
19 years, 4 months ago
Enemy Love
The most troubling and challenging of Jesus' teaching is the command to love our enemies. In this homily, I explore four good reasons why it is so im…
19 years, 4 months ago
Where Do You Put Your Faith
The readings for this weekend pose a blunt question: whom, finally, do you trust? "Trust" is meant here in an absolute sense. Where do you base your …
19 years, 4 months ago
What is Love?
In the thirteenth chapter of his first letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul sings a hymn to love. He tells us that love is "patient, gentle, kind, not…
19 years, 5 months ago