Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

At the dawn of the history of salvation, God called Abraham, our Father in Faith, and told him that all nations on earth would be blessed by him (cf. Gal 3:8). From the offspring of Abraham, God raised up for himself a nation, Israel, from which the Savior of all...

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Today we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, an event we ponder frequently as the Fourth Glorious Mystery of the Rosary. On this Solemnity, we encounter a profound mystery that the Church has pondered for centuries. Mary, conceived without...

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

It happens, sometimes, that people feel hopeless when they are in a serious difficulty and are consequently gripped with fear – and especially when it seems that God is absent. This was the experience of the prophet Elijah when he was running away from the wicked...

The Transfiguration of the Lord

Today is the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, which commemorates one of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring events in Scripture. Jesus is on Mt. Tabor with Peter, James, and John. Suddenly his appearance changes entirely and he is radiant with divine glory....

August is a Month of Glory

“For God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of Christ. We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from...