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Our readings for the first Sunday of Lent highlight the cosmic and universal nature of God's redemptive purpose. The covenant of Noah was made, not j…
19 years, 10 months ago
New Wine and New Wineskins
The new wine that Jesus speaks of is the Gospel itself, the Good News that God has joined our human condition. In order to take in such a message and…
19 years, 10 months ago
Carrying Souls to Christ
In the wonderful Gospel story for today, the paralytic gets to Jesus only because there are four friends willing to carry him to the Lord. Are there …
19 years, 10 months ago
Giving God the Glory
In our second reading, St. Paul tells us to do everything--even such simple acts as eating and drinking--for the glory of God. We should make sure th…
19 years, 11 months ago
The Compulsion to Evangelilze
St. Paul tells us in our second reading that preaching the Gospel is not a matter of choice for him; it is a compulsion, a necessity. In the homily f…
19 years, 11 months ago
The Distinct Authority of Jesus
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
19 years, 11 months ago
Detachment Again
Season 1 Episode 1
The familiar theme of detachment runs right through all three of our readings for this week. Paul tells the Corinthians who are married to carry on a…
19 years, 11 months ago
Christ and the Nations
Jesus Christ is God's love made flesh, a gift to all the nations. As such, he transcends the disputes and squabbles that so often characterize the re…
20 years ago
Haste, Astonishment, and Treasuring
There are three words that jump out at me from our Gospel reading for today's feast: "haste," "astonished" and "treasured." Each one says something i…
20 years ago
A Baby Born in Straw Poverty
Recently, I read an interview with Bono, the lead singer of the group U2. Asked about his religious beliefs, he replied, "I think that there is a lov…
20 years ago