Episodes
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
12/6/15: 2nd Sunday of Advent: Readiness for the Lord
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Are we ready to celebrate Christ's First Coming? Are we ready for his Second Coming? Why we need to prepare this Advent...
Monday Nov 23, 2015
11/22/15: Solemnity of Christ the King
Monday Nov 23, 2015
Monday Nov 23, 2015
Ever since the Garden of Eden, people have struggled to be ruled over...wanting to rule themselves. Today we ask the question of whether it's possible for us to submit to Christ's authority and still be free.
Sunday Nov 15, 2015
11/15/15: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Two Priesthoods
Sunday Nov 15, 2015
Sunday Nov 15, 2015
Jesus's priesthood helps us to understand the ordained priesthood in the Church but also the priesthood that all Catholics share in by their baptism.
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
11/8/15: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Giving if we want to Receive
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
The stories of the two widows from this Sunday's readings remind us that if we want to receive from God we have to give to Him!
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
11/1/15: Solemnity of All Saints
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
Today we celebrate not just the saints whose names we know but everyone who is in heaven, many whose names we do not know. This helps us to remember that the most important thing in life is that we become holy. As the 2nd Vatican Council said, this is the primary vocation of every Christian.
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
10/25/15: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The New Priesthood of Jesus Christ
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
On this Priesthood Sunday, we reflect on how Jesus the Priest and how he shares his priesthood with ordinary (and unworthy) so that the Church and the world can continue to encounter the healing power of Jesus--but now through the hands of his priests.
Monday Oct 12, 2015
10/11/15: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Offering Everything to Jesus
Monday Oct 12, 2015
Monday Oct 12, 2015
The Gospel poses two questions for us: 1) Does the Lord still call men and women to give up everything to follow him?; and, 2) Does the call to give everything apply to everyone or just to some?
Monday Oct 12, 2015
10/04/15: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Not Created for Independence
Monday Oct 12, 2015
Monday Oct 12, 2015
In today's reading, we hear how the original man was lonely until God created a woman to be his complement. We were not created to be independent from one another but dependent on one another--this is what makes sense of our vocation: to married, to religious life, or to the priesthood.
Saturday Oct 03, 2015
9/27/15: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Pope Francis and Mercy
Saturday Oct 03, 2015
Saturday Oct 03, 2015
A reflection on Pope Francis and his recent Apostolic Journey to North America...
Friday Sep 25, 2015
9/20/15: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus Overturns our Worldview
Friday Sep 25, 2015
Friday Sep 25, 2015
In last week's Gospel, he tells us that the Messiah must suffer. In today's Gospel, he reminds us that real status--to be first--is achieved when we become humble--when we become the last. How can we live out this practically in our day-to-day lives?